Book review “Echoes of
Pemberley” by Cynthia Ingram Hensley
This story would make Jane Austen proud. What a fun story to
read about Mr. Darcy’s descendants who now occupy the famous Pemberley, where
Elizabeth Bennet first fell in love with her Mr. Darcy.
Bennet and Catie Darcy were orphaned eight years ago by
their father. Catie never knew her mother who died during childbirth. They now
live with Bennet’s wife Sarah and twin boys George and Geoffrey. Catie has
lived a sheltered life and Bennet became like a Dad to her. She looked up to him
and wanted to please him. At age 16, Catie’s starting to come into her own and
now she and Bennet are always butting heads. Bennet insists Catie take riding
lessons over her summer break to improve her skills. Sean Kelly from Ireland, the
nephew of Catie’s nanny Rose, has been summons to do the job. Sean isn’t
looking forward to training Catie because she’s spoiled and hard headed. Catie
takes an instant disliking to Sean. He’s another man trying to boss her around.
Catie finds a secret hiding spot where an old diary and
letters were kept. It’s from her ancestor Mary Darcy who lived in Pemberley
during WWI. As Catie reads about Mary’s secret love affair she can’t help fanaticizes
about her own love story. When Catie shows the letters to Bennet it helps him
through a difficult financial issue but he doesn’t show any thanks to Catie.
After spending all summer together Catie starts to fall for Sean
Kelly and Sean starts seeing Catie’s as more than just a rich girl but a
beautiful women. Sean and Catie live in two different worlds and it can never
work. Bennet tries to steer Catie’s interests to some of the more affluent
young men. Aiden comes from a rich family and is all charm. He takes an instant
liking to Catie. Thankful they no longer have arranged marriages but Catie
knows she is expected to do the right thing as a Darcy. If she chooses Sean she will be the talk of
the town. And does Sean even return her love?
Catie grows in one summer leaps and bounds as she faces heartbreak
and the importance of overcoming her fears.
More information about Cynthia Ingram Hensley - http://cynthiahensley.merytonpress.com/
To purchase this book -
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/echoes-of-pemberley-cynthia-ingram-hensley/1108568893
or http://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Pemberley-Cynthia-Ingram-Hensley/dp/1936009196
1 comment:
Hmm. Sounds interesting. I may have to pick this one up!
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