4.5 stars
This story brought me to tears at the end. Yet one must remember this is a variation and variations take great license with the story line and with characters and their behaviors. This is one that reveals a surprising twist, or should I say twists, from canon. I loved what Jennifer's imagination and inventiveness allowed her to write in this story. Saying that I also have to add that it is going to be very difficult not to write any spoilers here as so much was new and different.
As we read in the book description: 1.) this book is part of a series about “cousins”. 2.) Anne is given a letter, a very old letter, a letter written after she was born. It FORCES her to make a decision, as stated. Here we have a new and different Anne. Here we begin to rejoice in this survivor and what she now makes of her life. You know, you must know, how Lady Catherine rules and reigns in her household, so hang on to your hats as you read of someone, Anne, not knuckling under to another of Lady C’s dictates. You will be cheering, but also wondering if Anne goes from depending on her mother for all her care and all her decisions OR if Anne will simply reach out to relatives and then switch residences upon the ultimatum here. But Anne’s handling of her long standing “engagement” with Darcy is another twist and gives her choice of where to go and upon whom to rely; a more limited range than one would think.
Now we do meet new characters in this book. We meet a family friend, who introduces her to an unknown aunt and she then meets others who come to play very significant roles in providing Anne with a chance to not only mature but to learn and grow in her talents and in deciding her own future. There is not only Luc Mauvier but also his sister. There is this aunt and another relative. There are two maid servants who play parts in not only how “the letter” got into Anne’s hands but also in showing Anne how one must take one’s talents and build on them and in how one can look for and embrace opportunities, even ones which show up unexpectedly. As Anne says at about 83% of the way through the kindle book, “Every woman should have a purpose; a reason to get up and accomplish something good…”
One thing that I kept pondering, though, was the air quality in London. Much was made of the fact that Lady Catherine would not allow air or sunshine into the rooms at Rosings. It was considered not healthy but then Anne’s health improves upon moving to London and going out, taking a walk (limited at first – she is still weak and of a poor constitution). Yet we read of how poor the air in London was at this time in history. I do believe Anne could have improved in health just getting out of bed and having an agenda for the day, but any mention of “taking the air” seems counterproductive in the purpose of regaining one’s health.
I truly liked this story for Anne. Having read stories in which she dies off at an early age, I find this so much more acceptable. We even get a wedding scene and a hint as to the next story of a cousin: one of my favorite, usually secondary characters, in JAFF. This is a standalone story but I am glad I am reading all in the series.
Anne's Adversity: A Pride & Prejudice Variation: The Cousins, Volume 2
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