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It is universally acknowledged that proper ladies do not fall to the ground and sob, no matter what the circumstances. When Caroline Bingley, of all people, falls apart at Mr Darcy’s wedding, she does not think anyone is watching. Imagine her humiliation when she discovers that a stranger has witnessed her emotional display. Miss Bingley, understandably, resents this unknown gentleman, even if he is Mr Darcy’s American cousin. And a year later, when she is forced to travel to Pemberley with him, she still has not forgiven him. But her attempts to snub him fail completely, and, as the Bennets descend upon them, Caroline finds herself spending more and more time in his company, with her rigid standards of behaviour slipping slowly away. Meanwhile this other Mr Darcy, inescapable and enigmatic as Providence, questions her at every turn… Inspired by the beloved Pride and Prejudice, THE OTHER MR DARCY takes the much maligned Caroline Bingley, and, setting her in the cultural context of Jane Austen's world, shows us the woman behind the mask. At the same time, it presents us with a new hero whose family resemblance to Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy is unmistakable.
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