Darcy and Elizabeth: The Faces of Love

Darcy and Elizabeth continues the story of Jane Austen's couple after their wedding, following them into married life and the early years of parenthood. Their courtship has settled into a household, but trouble soon arrives. Familiar figures return: the Bennet parents, the sisters, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Bingley with his eye on Jane, and the formidable Lady Catherine. Wickham, handsome and scheming, plans to settle an old grudge with Darcy. False accusations test Elizabeth's trust in her husband, and the plot builds toward a violent crisis fueled by gossip and damaged reputations. The novel is a reimagining that looks at the harsher side of the social rules that shaped the era, while staying close to the characters readers already love.