Darcy's Passions: Fitzwilliam Darcy's Story

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Overview

Regency England speaks of love and romance when Darcy's Passions brings to life once again Jane Austen's classic love story. An interpretation of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Darcy's Passions tells the story from Mr. Darcy's point of view. When Fitzwilliam Darcy comes to Hertfordshire as a service to his best friend Charles Bingley, who has recently let the Netherfield Park estate, Darcy assumes the locals will possess "vulgar" country manners. So, when the opportunity arises, he refuses to dance with Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton Assembly; however, from that moment, the woman's charms possess his every waking and sleeping minute.

Obsessed with Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy places himself in a position to learn more about her while realizing his social status will not allow him to marry her. He manipulates Bingley and others in order to spend time with her. He tells himself Elizabeth Bennet is simply a "diversion" from the lack of society he finds in Hertfordshire. However, if she is only a diversion, then why does he dream of her as mistress of his estate? Why does he seek her out as a friend for his shy, withdrawn sister? Why does he allow her to speak to him with a saucy attitude? Why can he not even breathe when she is in the room? Why does a raise of her eyebrow or an enigmatic smile or the smell of the lavender she wears create havoc with his emotions? His duty to his family and his estate demand he choose a woman of refined tastes. Yet, what his mind tells him he wants and what Darcy's heart knows he needs are two different things.

Darcy is a man in turmoil. He loves a woman he first denies as being worthy, but it is he who is found wanting when Elizabeth Bennet refuses his proposal of marriage because he does not conform to her standards of a "gentleman." Devastated, he must transform himself into the man she learns to love and respect. With the help of his cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and his sister Georgiana, Darcy learns before he can find real love with Elizabeth, he must first love himself, and an emptiness he has never been able to acknowledge must be filled. Along the way, Fitzwilliam Darcy discovers himself - the master of Pemberley, but also a man who graciously accepts the love and respect of others.

Fitzwilliam Darcy in the original Pride and Prejudice is a very major "minor" character. He, obviously, is the hero of the tale, but the reader never really knows how he creates the changes we accept as part of his personality all along. He is a man who has lived his whole life among strangers; he has never felt he belonged. He has a respected position, and he has done all the things to be counted as a success in the world, but he possesses an emptiness, which Darcy cannot define. We never see his vulnerability, his loneliness, and his passions. In the year from the time Darcy first meets Elizabeth Bennet until she accepts his second proposal, he is only in her life for a little over three months - from Michaelmas in late September to the Netherfield Ball in late November, for a fortnight at Rosings, and less than a week at Pemberley. What did he do during those separations to replace his desire for Elizabeth? How did he complete his transformation? What occupied his time? To whom did he turn for comfort and support? How did he become the hero and not the villain of the tale?

Darcy's Passions takes Fitzwilliam Darcy from his initial meeting with Elizabeth Bennet through the many misunderstandings, which define their relationship, eventually leading through her acceptance of his proposal. Unlike Austen's summary, the courtship, the honeymoon and the marriage become part of Darcy's transformation as the book takes the reader back to Pemberley, showing Elizabeth claiming a "niche" in the estate's history while Darcy learns love and control are not the same thing. When he nearly loses her for good, Darcy gives up the standards he has known all his life and accepts that the Pemberley

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781425781286
  • Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
  • Publication date: 11/28/2007
  • Pages: 308
  • Sales rank: 548,955
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.69 (d)

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 4, 2008

    A little 'borrowing', perhaps?

    Just finished this book, and was amazed at how many situations and 'conversations' were blatantly 'borrowed' from Darcy and Elizabeth by Linda Berdoll (the bathtub scene, 'I will always come for you', the first ascent of the Pemberley staircase, etc). Also disappointing was the inconsistent conversation style - some reminiscent of Jane Austen, but some very modern. Poor performance from an award-winning teacher.

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  • Posted August 6, 2011

    Amazing,Awesome,the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I luv luv luv this book!!!!!!!! I just could't get in to P and P and then jane wrote this book! Its nice to know Darcy's story. Its funny how much Darcy likes Elizabeth and how she teases him! I was so happy that they got togather towords the end and I luv the end too! Luv the romance too! Great book keep u up late!!!!!!!!!!! =]

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  • Posted July 29, 2011

    AMAZING, WONDERFUL, BEAUTIFUL.......

    The list of good things could go on and on. And it still wouldn't be described completely.

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  • Posted July 7, 2011

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    Great Read

    I really liked this book. I had started reading Pride and Prejudice and I just couldn't get into it but this book was an easy read and kept me interested. The end is kind of repetitive but other than that I reccommend it.

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  • Posted March 30, 2011

    Terrific book!

    I couldn't put it down...sat up until 3:30 a.m. reading! Jeffers' writing style seamlessly transitions from Austin's P & P. The characters are well developed, and the plot is well thought out. This book could truly be called a sequel.

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  • Posted August 25, 2009

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    Not reading it for the first time

    Several times in reading this book I felt I had read it before. I had to check and re-check my memory of the many Austen writers I had read this summer. The conclusion always remained that "no" I had not read this book until that moment. Honestly, I had to go and read another book before picking this one up again (days later). Once I got past the similarities to other writers it was an okay read. It was towards the end of the book when I began to enjoy the read. I will read the books pertaining to Pride and Prejudice before giving a more decided opinion on this writer.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 10, 2008

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    I am a Jane Austen fan, and many of the books try to make Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet into something they are not. This book stays with the story line started by Austen, and then it takes their relationship to the early days of their marriage yet, the author keeps the original characterization within reason. I appreciate that.

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