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Pride & Prejudice fans?

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BIWI · 18/01/2026 22:17

New novel by comedian Rachel Parris:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/introducing-mrs-collins/rachel-parris/9781399751612

I really enjoyed this. Brings Charlotte to life very convincingly; makes Mr Collins and Lady Catherine de Bourgh more sympathetic - and adds a very satisfying element to her story.

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Xyxyxyxyxy · 18/01/2026 23:56

I wouldn’t mind giving this a try. I really enjoyed the prequel to Jane Eyre, Wide Sargasso Sea, by Jean Rys. I hope this is as good.

Placetobreathe · 18/01/2026 23:44

I'm not a fan of this type of cashing in on other people's ideas and success and I'm afraid I wouldn't read it on principle.

BookAndPiano · 18/01/2026 23:14

I haven't read it but I am always surprised at the confidence of average writers who think they are fit to work on the characters of the greats. It seems to be a trend.

Of course, as I say, I haven't read it and Rachel Paris may be the Jane Austen of our times in which case she would have been better suited to dreaming up her own characters!

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