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The Heiress

von Molly Greeley

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"Greeley's storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended."â??Library Journal (starred review)

In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman's Wife combines the knowing eye of Jane Austen with the eroticism and Gothic intrigue of Sarah Waters to reimagine the life of the mysterious Anne de Bourgh.

As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh was prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.

After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his vast fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn't truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her sharp mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without?

In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself, learning to navigate a "season" in society and the complexities of love and passion. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edgeâ??leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne's fortune . . . and her life.

An extraordinary tale of one woman's liberation, The Heiress reveals both the darkness and light in Austen's world, with wit, sensuality, and a deeply compassionate understanding of the human heart… (mehr)

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Jane Austen would have enjoyed The Heiress as an extension of her book, Pride and Prejudice with the supportive character Anne de Bourgh. It takes place when Anne was born to Sir Lewis de Bourgh and Lady Catherine at their estate, Rosings Park - and ends there as well with her death. As an only child, she is the heir of her father's estate and since her mother and Aunt have told her she will marry her cousin who has an estate, this couple will be very wealthy. But we all know, life never goes according to the plan with health issues, love and relationships in the family. I read the pages quickly with so much suspense and smiled with "Ladies only need accomplishments when they are not secure in their prospects." The historical fiction is delightful and characters make you feel like you're watching every move. Anne used her independence and didn't miss a beat as she was told: "Your mind is like an arm or leg; it must be subjected to vigorous exercise or risk going soft."

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this early copy. ( )
  Jacsun | Jul 16, 2023 |
I would like to thank NetGalley, Hodder & Stoughton and Molly Greeley for this e arc copy for review.

This is a Pride and Prejudice adjacent novel featuring Anne de Bourgh as the main character. In it we see her growing up. She is a sickly child and kept unwell by being dosed up with laudanum. At one stage in her growing up she has a governess who sees that she is becoming addicted to laudanum, having experience of this through her own brother. Prior to the governess leaving the de Bourgh’s employ she tells Anne that she could be so much more. Anne for most of her life has been under the control of her mother and the nurses/companions employed to keep her ‘well’, and as far as Anne is concerned her relations have either had pity for her or tolerated her, the only cousin that over the years showed any interest in her is John. On becoming the owner of Rosings Park she takes the decision to sneak off to London and stay with John and his wife to get from under her mother’s control. Once there she stops taking the laudanum and gradually gets her life back. The rest of the story is the detail of how she lives her adult life and overcomes her mother’s interference in her life.

This was an enjoyable read I was not too keen on the ending, but can understand why it ended this way. I would recommend this book as a good read.
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  LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 |
One of the most dismissed characters, besides Mary Bennett, from Pride and Prejudice is poor, sickly Anne de Bourgh. The Heiress attempts to flesh out this oft overlooked character and tell her story. I have to admit I never gave her much notice either when reading Pride and Prejudice or watching the several depictions of Anne de Bourgh from the film adaptations. I certainly never pondered that her troubles may have been due to the amount of laudanum she had been prescribed.

Although I did not enjoy the book quite as much as an original Jane Austen. I thought this author, Greeley, wrote a compelling story and created a likable Anne de Bourgh. I truly was rooting for her. If you've never read Pride and Prejudice at all, you could still read this novel without any issues, as it does not rely on knowing Pride and Prejudice very much at all. It stands on its own merit. ( )
  AnnieMK | Feb 25, 2022 |
The Clergyman's Wife was such a beautiful book! though at the start I wasn't sure I was interested enough in Elizabeth's friend, Charlotte, from Pride and Prejudice to read a book about her. But did I say, it was such a beautiful book! The writing in this one is also wonderful, and the narrator's voice, Ell Potter, so perfect for the material! But I couldn't get interested in Anne's life story unfortunately. ( )
  Okies | Oct 13, 2021 |
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"Greeley's storytelling is intricate, masterly, and delightfully imaginative. Highly recommended."â??Library Journal (starred review)

In this gorgeously written and spellbinding historical novel based on Pride and Prejudice, the author of The Clergyman's Wife combines the knowing eye of Jane Austen with the eroticism and Gothic intrigue of Sarah Waters to reimagine the life of the mysterious Anne de Bourgh.

As a fussy baby, Anne de Bourgh was prescribed laudanum to quiet her, and now the young woman must take the opium-heavy tincture every day. Growing up sheltered and confined, removed from sunshine and fresh air, the pale and overly slender Anne grew up with few companions except her cousins, including Fitzwilliam Darcy. Throughout their childhoods, it was understood that Darcy and Anne would marry and combine their vast estates of Pemberley and Rosings. But Darcy does not love Anne or want her.

After her father dies unexpectedly, leaving her his vast fortune, Anne has a moment of clarity: what if her life of fragility and illness isn't truly real? What if she could free herself from the medicine that clouds her sharp mind and leaves her body weak and lethargic? Might there be a better life without the medicine she has been told she cannot live without?

In a frenzy of desperation, Anne discards her laudanum and flees to the London home of her cousin, Colonel John Fitzwilliam, who helps her through her painful recovery. Yet once she returns to health, new challenges await. Shy and utterly inexperienced, the wealthy heiress must forge a new identity for herself, learning to navigate a "season" in society and the complexities of love and passion. The once wan, passive Anne gives way to a braver woman with a keen edgeâ??leading to a powerful reckoning with the domineering mother determined to control Anne's fortune . . . and her life.

An extraordinary tale of one woman's liberation, The Heiress reveals both the darkness and light in Austen's world, with wit, sensuality, and a deeply compassionate understanding of the human heart

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