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    The Second Life of Mrs. Charlotte Collins
    The Second Life of Mrs. Charlotte Collins
    The Second Life of Mrs. Charlotte Collins
    Audiobook2 hours

    The Second Life of Mrs. Charlotte Collins

    Written by Miranda Markwell

    Narrated by Anais Inara Chase

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    From the world of Pride and Prejudice comes an exhilarating story of a woman finding her own voice and happiness and pursuing love on her own terms.

    When her awkward but serviceable husband dies ten years into their marriage, Charlotte Collins — née Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth Bennet’s close friend in Pride and Prejudice — is suddenly granted a level of independence and freedom that few of her peers have. She moves into Longbourn Estate with her son, Henry, and for the first time considers how she might serve her own happiness. The frank interest of Hertfordshire’s young minister stirs exciting feelings of attraction in Charlotte, but she is not eager to remarry.

    Meanwhile, an Italian friend of her neighbors the Bingleys, Mr. Ossoli, tutors eight-year-old Henry in drawing and encourages Charlotte to find her own calling. Charlotte’s desire to write a book for young women about the reality of marriage scandalizes her friends but brings her closer to Mr. Ossoli. Can Charlotte find love without the associated confines of marriage? She is determined to find out.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Shorts
    Release dateJan 5, 2021
    ISBN9781094414300

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    • 3/5
      I Didn’t like how it ended. Wanted a bit more
    • 3/5
      This is a very short story of a clergy wife and starting over.
    • 1/5
      I’m not sure who the audience was supposed to be for this book. I would assume this for people who enjoyed the book Pride and Prejudice, but if they enjoyed the book, they will not love what this author has done with the main characters. I feel that we could’ve given Charlotte a happy ending without ruining the happy endings of others.
    • 1/5
      I don't mind borrowing characters, but at least keep their core character values the same. I can't decide if the author likes Austen or hates her. In this novella, I don't like the crush Charlotte has on Darcy or the snub she receives from Elizabeth and Jane. Yes, people change and grow, but these acts were in complete contradiction to the above-mentioned core values of Ms. Austen's characters. If you try and separate this from the original completely, then maybe you can get behind the book. I couldn't, however, hence my rating.
    • 5/5
      Very entertaining. Loved hearing about the lives of familiar characters from Pride and Prejudice.
    • 5/5
      It was so good! I wished it was longer ❤️
    • 4/5
      I liked the idea that Charlotte had come fully into herself after the passing of Mr. Collins. I always figured she'd find more value in herself and her place in the world being a minister's wife in charge of so many things. I'm not so sure I agree with the author about the direction she took Elizabeth and Jane, especially Elizabeth. Mr. Darcy married her because she was original, spoke her mind, and didn't care what people thought of her. But here she's portrayed as almost as bad as Lady Catherine - judgmental and cold. I also can't really agree with the idea that Charlotte would write a book such as was suggested even if it was the right thing to do. She'd be 150 almost 160 years before her time and no one would read it because of the scandalizing material. Other than that, it was good and enjoyable short read.
    • 4/5
      I liked hearing the voice of this character who had been consigned to a lesser life in the Jane Austen novels. She took her situation as she found it and managed to create a worthwhile life with no whinging!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I really enjoyed bit too short I was left wanting more

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      I enjoyed listening to it. Definitely wanting more backstory of other characters.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Charming story about the desire of autonomy and independence. Lovely. Easy listen that leaves you wanting more..,

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Jane Austen would have never approved of this. It was woke agenda pushing garbage

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Pity it wasnt longer, good narrator and storyline. I would recommend this.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Wish I'd known this was a Trans book. Won't be reading this author anymore

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Not at all in keeping with Jane Austin's style, morals or taste.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I was enjoying it, until the author decided to attack Elizabeth and Jane.

      5 people found this helpful

    • 3/5
      I don't feel this Charlotte lined up with Jane Austin's Charlotte. It also was not true to the time period.

      4 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      Awful. Couldn’t finish it. Not true to Jane Austen’s masterpiece nor the time period. All the characters were obnoxious in their own way

      4 people found this helpful

    • 2/5
      Not true to the Pride and Prejudice characters.
      If P&P is a favorite, like me, you may dislike this.

      It’s nice to see Charlotte Collins have a better life after Mr. Collins dies. And it’s nice that the author kills him off to save dear Charlotte from a life of being the wife of that awkward, arrogant prig. But it’s so unfaithful to the original story it hurts.


      The language written poorly for the period. And there is no way some of the scenarios are believable for the time.

      It was ok, definitely not worth a second listen.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 1/5
      The inaccuracies were too much for even my sleepiest brain to overcome. No respectable woman would dance five dances with the same suitor, nor could you “lose track” of how many dances you’d done.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      It wasn’t the full book. In fact not even a full chapter. Finished in the middle of a sentence. Waste of money
    • 5/5
      Enjoyed this hugely
      The reading was good. Great writing! Thank you!

      1 person found this helpful