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The Forgotten Sister. Mary Bennet's Pride and Prejudice.
Jennifer Paynter
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The third Bennet sister, Mary, steps into the spotlight in this graceful retelling of Pride and Prejudice. As a middle child flanked by two pairs of closely bonded sisters, marginalized by her mother, and ridiculed by her father, Mary Bennet feels isolated within her own family. She retreats to her room to read and play the pianoforte and, when obliged to mix in society, finds it safer to quote platitudes from books rather than express her real opinions. She also finds it safer to befriend those who are socially “beneath” her. When wealthy Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley glide ... Read more
The third Bennet sister, Mary, steps into the spotlight in this graceful retelling of Pride and Prejudice. As a middle child flanked by two pairs of closely bonded sisters, marginalized by her mother, and ridiculed by her father, Mary Bennet feels isolated within her own family. She retreats to her room to read and play the pianoforte and, when obliged to mix in society, finds it safer to quote platitudes from books rather than express her real opinions. She also finds it safer to befriend those who are socially “beneath” her. When wealthy Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley glide ... Read more
Product Details
Number of pages
440
Publisher
Amazon Publishing United States
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9781477848883
SKU
V9781477848883
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jennifer Paynter
Jennifer Paynter is the author of the plays God’s People, Balancing Act, and When Are We Going to Manly? , the last being nominated for a Sydney Theatre Critics’ Circle Award and the NSW Premiere’s Literary Award. Her plays have been produced in Sydney and Canberra and for ABC Radio, and her short story “The Sad Heart of Ruth” is ... Read more
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