Charlotte's Story
Pride and Prejudice from Charlotte Lucas's point of view.
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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy engage in a famously tangled romance, but Elizabeth’s friend, Charlotte Lucas, also strives for happiness and a husband. Being neither pretty nor rich, Charlotte accepts the proposal of the loquacious William Collins, reckoning that his tedious conversation is a small price to pay for the prosperous home and family she hopes to gain. However, trouble brews within the first months of marriage, for they are not nearly as good a match as she hoped, and she is upset and angered by his presumptuous tendency to interfere with her friendships. In this story, Charlotte gives her own account of how she tackles the tribulations of her relationships, including a daring solution to a potential calamity.
A write-up of this novel from the Historical Fiction Society Review can be read here. And another appreciative review can be read here. My blog post about writing historical fiction can be read here. Charlotte's Story is available from TouchPoint Press. And from amazon. |
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"A Murder, A Mystery, and a Marriage"
In 2001 I entered and won a writing contest for completing an unpublished story by Mark Twain.
My winning entry is available as a pdf by clicking here.
My winning entry is available as a pdf by clicking here.
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