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Unequal Affections
- A Pride and Prejudice Retelling
- Narrated by: Carmela Corbett
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
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Summary
When Elizabeth Bennet first knew Mr. Darcy, she despised him and was sure he felt the same. Angered by his pride and reserve, influenced by the lies of the charming Mr. Wickham, she never troubled herself to believe he was anything other than the worst of men - until, one day, he unexpectedly proposed.
Mr. Darcy's passionate avowal of love causes Elizabeth to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about him. What she knows is that he is rich, handsome, clever, and very much in love with her. She, on the other hand, is poor, and can expect a future of increasing poverty if she does not marry. The incentives for her to accept him are strong, but she is honest enough to tell him that she does not return his affections. He says he can accept that - but will either of them ever be truly happy in a relationship of unequal affection?
Diverging from Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice at the proposal in the Hunsford parsonage, this story explores the kind of man Darcy is, even before his "proper humbling," and how such a man, so full of pride, so much in love, might have behaved had Elizabeth chosen to accept his original proposal.
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What if Elizabeth Bennet didn’t turn down Mr. Darcy’s initial proposal? How would Mr. Darcy, a man full of pride and love, react? That’s just what Lara S. Ormiston sets out to explore in this reimaging of the classic Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice. With an enchanting delivery from veteran performer, Carmela Corbett, Ormiston’s Unequal Affections is a humorous and touching examination on what happens to Mr. Darcy when he isn’t hit with the necessary humbling refusal of his proposal. Though knowledge of the original story isn’t necessary for this powerful story to resonate, fans of Jane Austen will delight in the alternate look at what could’ve happened to the man from Derbyshire.
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- Book Worm 93
- 10-11-18
Beautiful!!
I loved this story. I loved it for so many reasons it's going to be hard to summarise and do justice to the story. This book is long... almost 14 hours on audio book but it's worth it!
We start at Huntsford where, still knowing and believing everything she did about Darcy as Jane Austen told us, Elizabeth responds to his proposal for asking for some time to consider. In that time they talk, she asks so many questions and he answers them all. In the end she accepts and things go well until they return to Hertfordshire - where he is a pompous arse and she us constantly biting her lip! As the story unfold and they get to know each other, the disappointments and disputes become more emotionally charged. As Darcy reflects more on his own behaviour, it's hard to not agree with him that he was completely arrogant and insufferable whilst obviously still adoring him for all his other lovely qualities! And yet Elizabeth has also made some massive mistakes and behaved quite unfairly towards him.
The reader is privy to so much dialogue between Darcy and Elizabeth it's unusual but made all of their uncertainties and misunderstands much more real and less frustrating than when we are dealing with pages and pages of reflection. The pace is slow... it follows a month long engagement but nothing is rushed. Elizabeth does not know the man she has agreed to marry, and he doesn't really know her. We see all of their relationship developing and changing whilst still being very in keeping with the times. Darcy's relationship with Mr Bennet is fascinating. I also loved the part where Darcy confesses to Bingley and he has done exactly what he encouraged Bingley not to do. Bingleys reaction is priceless... he just doesn't get it, and neither does Darcy.
!! There is some lovely gentle humour which was lovely.
Usually I am left thoroughly dissatisfied by Epilogues. As a rule I hate them. This one was short, very short but absolutely beautiful and finished the book perfectly. This will definitely be going on my list of favourites!!
The narration is generally very good - some of the pronunciation was a bit 'off' at times and I thought might be a bit distracting, Rosings was pronounced 'Rozzings' for example - but overall, the voices were distinctive and the tone generally reflecting the conversation. Jane's 'voice' was a bit pathetic and annoying but lots of narrators portray Jane in this way. The pace was excellent. I'd definitely recommend this one!
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- MrsM
- 25-02-22
Wonderful Austin inspired story.
A wonderful story created out of a ‘sliding door’ moment , at the point when Darcy proposed. With all the style and poise of the original Austin pen, this delightful love story explores Lizzie’s relationship with Darcy from a reverse perspective. My only reservation was the voice - which did not match the bold, brave and forthright Lizzie .
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- R. L. Doignie
- 09-05-22
Absolutely loved this
Great alternative story. Loved it and narration was perfect which is so important to make it easy to listen to
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- Ella Speirs
- 03-10-22
If you like Pride & Prejudice you’ll enjoy this
This is an in depth exploration of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett during the period between their engagement and marriage. Very well written, and read, I laughed out loud regularly at its cleverness.
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- katoblue
- 03-11-23
Melancholy but compelling story
This is rather a sad story in a way. It's not eventful but more of a character study. Darcy and Elizabeth both go through a lot of angst.
Lots of people have commented they don't like the narration but I really like her voice. She does great female voices especially Lydia and Mrs. Bennet.
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- Jeannette Joiner
- 17-10-21
So good
excellent story, excellent narration pride and prejudice is my favourite book this comes a close second .
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- Ms Molly A Swann
- 13-08-22
A fantastic 'what if...'
I found the voice plausible and the characters true to the original. It was delightful to spend more time with Elizabeth, Darcy and the others.
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- bsurf500
- 24-08-23
Misleading & too long
Used a credit but should be moved to plus catalogue.
Written as constructive feedback :
P&P had pace, controversity and strong characters which is why it lasted so long. i have read some good P&P spin-offs based on a different character(s) and alternative storyline. This reads/listens like an unedited original draft period.
The second half is too long requires a good edit/ re-write to streamline the dynamics of storyline (i kept having to rewind) and/of characters; change names so just a period romance (as most based on P&P recipe) and add an experienced 'period' reader, who can also distinguish multi characters
and have a standalone novel.
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- Roisin
- 07-04-23
Loved it even more second reading
The story is perfect and exactly what a Jane Austin fan would expect. The narrator is not perfect but is almost perfect and gets better as the story goes. I am looking forward to listening to this again and again
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- Patricia P
- 10-01-24
Wonderful retelling of a classic
Unlike Austen here we get equal access to the emotional storm that is Darcy. His journey to self understanding, Elizabeth’s humour keeps things on track, and even Lydia is protected from herself while being the provoking teenager that we know from the original.
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