The Second Mrs Darcy

The Second Mrs Darcy

Elizabeth Aston

Description

Romance and scandal abound in this warm and witty tale of the young Octavia Darcy. Perfect for Austen addicts everywhere!

‘I am a woman of independent means, definitely in possession of a good fortune, but I am not in the least in want of a husband!’

So declares Octavia Darcy. Raised as a poor relation, she is sent off to India to be married, only to have her brief happiness as the second wife of Captain Darcy dashed by his early death. But an unexpected legacy leaves her extremely well off and for the first time ever she can decide her own fate.

Suddenly everyone wants to know her and pay court to her. Who can she rely on? Luckily her new-found acquaintance with her Darcy cousins takes her to Netherfield Hall, which has an argumentative but undoubtedly intriguing new tenant…

Genres

HistoricalWomenFictionUrban & Street LitRomantic ComedyRomanceHistorical
Released2008
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
ISBN9780007287895
SellerHarperCollins UK

About the author(s)

The daughter of two Jane Austen addicts, named after a character from one of Jane Austen’s novels. Elizabeth Edmondson (pen name Elizabeth Aston) studied Jane Austen while a student at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and many of her published stories were adaptations and sequels of Austen's works, beginning with Mr. Darcy's Daughters in 2003. Elizabeth went on to write The True Darcy Spirit and The Second Mrs Darcy for HarperCollins. She passed away in January 2016.

Reviews

‘Good reading. Fans of the series will enjoy this chronicle of reversals of fortune.’ Publishers Weekly

‘Light, frothy fun’ Bookseller

‘A fine Regency romp’ Publishing News
In the mode of Heyer and Austen, Elizabeth Aston…comments on the period with affection, respect and a ready wit.’ Good Book Guide

‘This novel is written with grace, charm and wit…It is an entertaining, engaging and engrossing romp through Regency London that sparkles like the champagne which is opened at the end of the novel’ Historical Novels Review

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