So Very Unexpected A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novel Willow Hall Romance Book 3 edition by Leenie Brown Romance eBooks
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When plans go awry, the results, much like the lady who made them, can be very unexpected.
Marriage to Lieutenant Wickham is not part of Lydia Bennet's plans. He was a means to an end, a guide to Derbyshire, and nothing more. However, when she arrives at Willow Hall in his company, her relatives see the situation differently. Unwilling to be forced into a marriage with Wickham, Lydia flees into the night.
When Marcus Dobney goes to check on his mother's cottage, he discovers the pretty yet vexing Lydia Bennet hiding in it. Although she is determined to continue on her way, Marcus is resolved to see her safely back to her family at Willow Hall -- no matter how much she protests!
Thwarted in her attempt to flee and willing to sacrifice to be free of Wickham, Lydia develops another plan, but getting her family to accept her ideas and view her as anything other than foolish and silly will require help. Thankfully, Marcus is just the friend she needs. With his help, Lydia, as well as her family and the many new friends she finds in Derbyshire, will discover her true potential. However, when this plan does not go exactly as expected, will Marcus trust both his heart and Lydia's potential, or will he walk away?
So Very Unexpected A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novel Willow Hall Romance Book 3 edition by Leenie Brown Romance eBooks
Book three in the Willow Hall series with a promise of a book four, which was approaching completion.1) And Then Love: the Philip and Lucy Dobney story.
2) The Tenant’s Guest: Darcy and Elizabeth’s second chance at love.
3) So Very Unexpected: Lydia’s story
4) At All Costs: Bingley’s quest for Jane and Mary Ellen Dobney will get her heart’s desire.
At the beginning of this book, Brown stated that she was unsure if there would be additional stories.
It is not advisable to read book three without reading the others. The groundwork and foundation for this story and its characters are laid out in books one and two. The characters are like threads running throughout all the books and are necessary to the completion of the series.
I just want to say that I love these characters. Brown created a universe for our characters to live, love and work in that was just sublime. The area was, of course Derbyshire, and Austen herself declared in her writing that it was the best county. The descriptions of its beauty continue in this story as well.
Lydia: a paradox of beauty, talents, creativity and spunk. I really like the character that Brown created for us. She was smart, cunning, a little ditsy [possible blonde roots there… no offense to blondes, I love you guys], and a blank slate ready to be written upon.
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
Since we have Lydia’s perspective on things, we had to remember that her lens was perhaps a bit distorted. Her viewpoint, through that lens… tended to skew her self-image toward the negative. She was smart, and yet read in private, because Lizzy always had their father’s ear and time in the book-room. Mary was always scolding and expounding on nonsensical theses; how could anyone get a word in edgewise? Would she be musical? Who knows, Mary always occupied the pianoforte in her own attempt to garner attention with her accomplishments. She acknowledged that she was perhaps as beautiful as Jane, but did not have her sister’s serenity and graceful manner. Instead she compensated by being vivacious and outgoing. She could flirt with the best of them and her mother encouraged her to use her assets to best advantage. With such a mother encouraging her, how could she go wrong?
Oh dear… this nearly broke my heart. I REALLY was upset with Mr. & Mrs. Bennet. I acknowledge that, as parents, they had it especially hard raising that many children. With five daughters, Mrs. Bennet was beside herself trying to marry them off before Mr. Bennet died and Mr. Collins tossed them into the hedgerows. Mr. Collins would inherit Longbourn [their estate] due to an entail against the female line. With no son, Mr. Collins was next in line to inherit.
In book 2 Lydia learned that her sisters were in Derbyshire. She, along with her maid and an escort for protection, left Brighton and traveled to Derbyshire. Yeah, not the smartest notion she ever had. Thus, our story strays from canon with Lydia’s motives being completely different. The only problem was she didn’t think through her situation and she was now facing the consequences of her actions… a marriage to her escort [Mr. Wickham] in order to save her reputation. In her mind, her actions were perfectly logical; however, to society, she was ruined and a marriage was the only solution to save her reputation and that of her family.
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost
I had a hard time reconciling the actions and feelings of everyone toward Lydia in this story. We, the readers of JAFF, have seen Lydia in every form, fashion, action, and circumstance the authors could contrive. We know her to be foolish, selfish, conceded, self-absorbed, self-centered, brisk, abrasive, flighty, silly and spoiled. The list could go on, but you get my drift.
Now, she was in a new group of people who had no prejudice against her and they saw her in a totally different light. Our author really messed with my mind in this respect. Lydia was portrayed as ignored, neglected and her abilities and opinions disregarded. Her mother and father occupied opposite ends of the spectrum with Lydia in the middle… both going to the opposite extremes. Mr. Bennet in his indolence and neglect, and Mrs. Bennet in her ill advice and over compensation as she spoiled and coddled the girl. The family was not shown in a good light. They were constantly voicing surprise when someone complimented Lydia or praised her selfless actions. It got old.
What a mess. I don’t like to be manipulated by an author; however, I was willing to like this new Lydia. The story ended at 94% and we were given an excerpt from the next book ‘At All Costs.’ It was the prologue and OMG!! We have a meeting of Wickham and Bingley. This, my friends, was a Bingley no one has ever seen before. Heavens… where did he come from? At the end of the prologue we have Wickham’s vow of revenge on the Darcy’s, Bingley’s and the Dobney’s. OMG!!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen a cliffhanger in the form of an excerpt from the next book. Gosh!
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So Very Unexpected A Pride and Prejudice Variation Novel Willow Hall Romance Book 3 edition by Leenie Brown Romance eBooks Reviews
This is a very amusing story. Lighthearted in tone but still enjoyable. I like the Lydia in this story. It shows there's more than meets the eye.
I enjoyed the novel's original characters very well. Well done as always.
Best story about lydia ever! Shows a real understanding of the character, and how the mind of someone treated the way Lydia bad been, must work.
I love the twist on Lydia's character. In this story she has potential, and her behavior is caused by what her mother has taught her. But she is not beyond learning. I just wish there were more scenes with D&E in this book.
Looking forward to Book 4.
I'm a fan of Leenie Brown's books and the latest in this series lives up to that expectation. I love that Lydia gets her own book and she is as you expected...sort of. None of us are ever as we appear to those that don't look very hard. Very well written.
Love this Lydia. I've always felt that there was so much more to this spunky lady than most people were not willing to see. By the time she came along, Mr. Bennet had retired to his book room and given up on pretty much everything. Leaving an intelligent, quick witted girl like Lydia without any structure or love from him, he set her up for some real rough times. But I must say, this is a Lydia that has her wits about her. Some of her schemes are far fetched and lead her into a lot of trouble, but she has a heart of gold and is ready and willing to learn anything someone will take the time to teach her. Aunt Tess and Mr. Dobney see her worth immediately and are pleased to become part of her "salvation". Can Marcus Dobney see what they see in Lydia? I love this story. Come on Elizabeth, drop that prejudice and take time to love Lydia. She will surprise you.
Wickham was totally out smarted, and brought back to the very place he wished to avoid, by a young flirty girl who never intended to bow to his wishes. Bravo Lydia...you go girl. Maybe now your father will recall see the treasure you are.
Love this series. Lennie is doing a great job with the story line and all her precious characters. Really a feel good adventure and I highly recommend it to all readers.
I did not like this book because this girl is not Lydia Benett. Lydia is selfish, mean and has no idea of right or wrong. If you have read P&P you know this. You also know that Elizabeth Benett is the most charming woman ever written about by any author. So now she is a meany and Lydia is a charmer. Did not work for me. The author could write this story and name Lydia some thing else and it would work, but let us not lose our minds and try to make the characters in P&P some one they are not. Come up with a new adventure but do not change the people. Lydia had no shame when she eloped with Wickham and did not care when or even if they married. Stupid stupid girl. That is what Elizabeth said when she read Jane's letter. Elizabeth was right. No Lydia did not read books or go to see the the workers with her mother. Neither of them cared enough to do that.
Book three in the Willow Hall series with a promise of a book four, which was approaching completion.
1) And Then Love the Philip and Lucy Dobney story.
2) The Tenant’s Guest Darcy and Elizabeth’s second chance at love.
3) So Very Unexpected Lydia’s story
4) At All Costs Bingley’s quest for Jane and Mary Ellen Dobney will get her heart’s desire.
At the beginning of this book, Brown stated that she was unsure if there would be additional stories.
It is not advisable to read book three without reading the others. The groundwork and foundation for this story and its characters are laid out in books one and two. The characters are like threads running throughout all the books and are necessary to the completion of the series.
I just want to say that I love these characters. Brown created a universe for our characters to live, love and work in that was just sublime. The area was, of course Derbyshire, and Austen herself declared in her writing that it was the best county. The descriptions of its beauty continue in this story as well.
Lydia a paradox of beauty, talents, creativity and spunk. I really like the character that Brown created for us. She was smart, cunning, a little ditsy [possible blonde roots there… no offense to blondes, I love you guys], and a blank slate ready to be written upon.
“What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.” C.S. Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew
Since we have Lydia’s perspective on things, we had to remember that her lens was perhaps a bit distorted. Her viewpoint, through that lens… tended to skew her self-image toward the negative. She was smart, and yet read in private, because Lizzy always had their father’s ear and time in the book-room. Mary was always scolding and expounding on nonsensical theses; how could anyone get a word in edgewise? Would she be musical? Who knows, Mary always occupied the pianoforte in her own attempt to garner attention with her accomplishments. She acknowledged that she was perhaps as beautiful as Jane, but did not have her sister’s serenity and graceful manner. Instead she compensated by being vivacious and outgoing. She could flirt with the best of them and her mother encouraged her to use her assets to best advantage. With such a mother encouraging her, how could she go wrong?
Oh dear… this nearly broke my heart. I REALLY was upset with Mr. & Mrs. Bennet. I acknowledge that, as parents, they had it especially hard raising that many children. With five daughters, Mrs. Bennet was beside herself trying to marry them off before Mr. Bennet died and Mr. Collins tossed them into the hedgerows. Mr. Collins would inherit Longbourn [their estate] due to an entail against the female line. With no son, Mr. Collins was next in line to inherit.
In book 2 Lydia learned that her sisters were in Derbyshire. She, along with her maid and an escort for protection, left Brighton and traveled to Derbyshire. Yeah, not the smartest notion she ever had. Thus, our story strays from canon with Lydia’s motives being completely different. The only problem was she didn’t think through her situation and she was now facing the consequences of her actions… a marriage to her escort [Mr. Wickham] in order to save her reputation. In her mind, her actions were perfectly logical; however, to society, she was ruined and a marriage was the only solution to save her reputation and that of her family.
“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.” Robertson Davies, Tempest-Tost
I had a hard time reconciling the actions and feelings of everyone toward Lydia in this story. We, the readers of JAFF, have seen Lydia in every form, fashion, action, and circumstance the authors could contrive. We know her to be foolish, selfish, conceded, self-absorbed, self-centered, brisk, abrasive, flighty, silly and spoiled. The list could go on, but you get my drift.
Now, she was in a new group of people who had no prejudice against her and they saw her in a totally different light. Our author really messed with my mind in this respect. Lydia was portrayed as ignored, neglected and her abilities and opinions disregarded. Her mother and father occupied opposite ends of the spectrum with Lydia in the middle… both going to the opposite extremes. Mr. Bennet in his indolence and neglect, and Mrs. Bennet in her ill advice and over compensation as she spoiled and coddled the girl. The family was not shown in a good light. They were constantly voicing surprise when someone complimented Lydia or praised her selfless actions. It got old.
What a mess. I don’t like to be manipulated by an author; however, I was willing to like this new Lydia. The story ended at 94% and we were given an excerpt from the next book ‘At All Costs.’ It was the prologue and OMG!! We have a meeting of Wickham and Bingley. This, my friends, was a Bingley no one has ever seen before. Heavens… where did he come from? At the end of the prologue we have Wickham’s vow of revenge on the Darcy’s, Bingley’s and the Dobney’s. OMG!!
This is the first time I’ve ever seen a cliffhanger in the form of an excerpt from the next book. Gosh!
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