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Unequal Affections

A Pride and Prejudice Retelling

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Unequal Affections

By: Lara S. Ormiston, Devleena Gosh PhD - foreword
Narrated by: Carmela Corbett
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When Elizabeth Bennet first knew Mr. Darcy, she despised him and was sure he felt the same. Angered by his pride and reserve, influenced by the lies of the charming Mr. Wickham, she never troubled herself to believe he was anything other than the worst of men—until, one day, he unexpectedly proposed.

Mr. Darcy's passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him. What she knows is that he is rich, handsome, clever, and very much in love with her. She, on the other hand, is poor, and can expect a future of increasing poverty if she does not marry. The incentives for her to accept him are strong, but she is honest enough to tell him that she does not return his affections. He says he can accept that—but will either of them ever be truly happy in a relationship of unequal affection?

Diverging from Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice at the proposal in the Hunsford parsonage, this story explores the kind of man Darcy is, even before his "proper humbling," and how such a man, so full of pride, so much in love, might have behaved had Elizabeth chosen to accept his original proposal.

©2013 Lara S. Ormiston. Foreword Copyright 2013 by Devleena Gosh (P)2013 Audible, Inc. Coming of Age Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Regency
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What if Elizabeth Bennet didn’t turn down Mr. Darcy’s initial proposal? How would Mr. Darcy, a man full of pride and love, react? That’s just what Lara S. Ormiston sets out to explore in this reimaging of the classic Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice. With an enchanting delivery from veteran performer, Carmela Corbett, Ormiston’s Unequal Affections is a humorous and touching examination on what happens to Mr. Darcy when he isn’t hit with the necessary humbling refusal of his proposal. Though knowledge of the original story isn’t necessary for this powerful story to resonate, fans of Jane Austen will delight in the alternate look at what could’ve happened to the man from Derbyshire.
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What a delight. I just wish it was longer, I was smiling and getting emotional the whole time.

such a delight

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This audiobook helped me to deepen my understanding of the original book. I enjoyed the performance of the narrator. With subtile modulations of her tone, I could easily perceive the changing of caracters in the dialogues. The work of the author impresses me in picturing how one step shall change the course of the events.

Interesting and joyful

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I didn't feel like i was reading a fun fiction but rather i felt this was the alternate ending we needed: it perfectly completes the novel, going further into Elizabeth and Darcy's feelings, finishing the journey through their pride and prejudice to heal and move forward from their poor first encounters. It was so cool ! (and vere well read on Audible!)

Amazing writing,amazing reading for amazing story

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Best Pride and Prejudice variation!Jane Austen would be very happy and proud of the work or art

Its literary quality

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