Miss Bennet

The Other Bennet Sister presents Mary Bennet in a whole new light as she becomes Austen's newest leading lady.<BR><BR>Now a major BBC One TV series starring Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri.<BR><BR>'Will delight Pride and Prejudice fans' - The Independent <BR><BR>One by one, the Bennet sisters have found their place. But what happens to the one left behind? This is the brilliant, witty, and heartbreakingly relatable story of Mary Bennet.<BR><BR>In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, we know the fates of the five Bennet girls. But while her sisters are celebrated for their beauty or their wit, Mary is the "plain" middle sister, the introvert in a family of extroverts, and a constant disappointment to her mother.<BR><BR>Lonely and lacking connection, Mary turns to the only place she feels safe: her books. Determined to be "right" since she can never be "beautiful," she prepares for a life of solitude at Longbourn.<BR><BR>One by one, the other sisters move on: Jane and Lizzy for love, and Lydia for respectability. Mary is destined to remain single, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins.<BR><BR>But when that fateful day finally arrives, the life Mary expected is turned upside down. In the face of uncertainty, she slowly discovers that there is hope for the "plain" sister after all. . .<BR><BR>Experience the witty, life-affirming tale of a young woman finally finding her place in the world.<BR><BR>This is Mary Bennet's story.<BR><BR>'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' - Jo Baker, author of Longbourn

'Entertaining historical fiction with Jane Austen vibes' - Good Housekeeping<BR><BR>Inspired by real history, Rules of the Heart is the sweeping new novel from the bestselling author of The Other Bennet Sister, Janice Hadlow.<BR><BR>When I love at all, it is with my whole soul - my heart must be torn to pieces before it can forget . . . <BR><BR>England, 1794. Lady Harriet Bessborough seemingly has it all: wife to a lord and sister to a duchess, she is welcomed in all the most fashionable circles. Yet she yearns for something her marriage has failed to offer: true love.<BR><BR>When she meets the captivating Lord Granville, twelve years her junior and a famous heartbreaker, she at first dismisses his advances as opportunistic flattery. But then she sees another side to him - a side she realizes she cannot resist.<BR><BR>As she plunges into an all-consuming affair, Harriet finds herself torn between her duty and her deepest desires. For in a world where appearances are everything, each anxious but besotted step she takes leads her ever closer to scandal and ruin . . .<BR><BR>Praise for The Other Bennet Sister:<BR><BR>'Immersive and engaging' - The Guardian<BR><BR>'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' - Jo Baker, bestselling author of Longbourn<BR><BR>'A novel that will delight Pride and Prejudice fans' - The Independent

The Other Bennet Sister presents Mary Bennet in a whole new light as she becomes Austen's newest leading lady.<BR><BR>Now a major BBC One TV series, starring Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones and Ella Bruccoleri.<BR><BR>'Will delight Pride and Prejudice fans' - The Independent <BR><BR>One by one, the Bennet sisters have found their place. But what happens to the one left behind? This is the brilliant, witty, and heartbreakingly relatable story of Mary Bennet.<BR><BR>In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, we know the fates of the five Bennet girls. But while her sisters are celebrated for their beauty or their wit, Mary is the "plain" middle sister, the introvert in a family of extroverts, and a constant disappointment to her mother.<BR><BR>Lonely and lacking connection, Mary turns to the only place she feels safe: her books. Determined to be "right" since she can never be "beautiful," she prepares for a life of solitude at Longbourn.<BR><BR>One by one, the other sisters move on: Jane and Lizzy for love, and Lydia for respectability. Mary is destined to remain single, at least until her father dies and the house is bequeathed to the reviled Mr Collins.<BR><BR>But when that fateful day finally arrives, the life Mary expected is turned upside down. In the face of uncertainty, she slowly discovers that there is hope for the "plain" sister after all. . .<BR><BR>Experience the witty, life-affirming tale of a young woman finally finding her place in the world.<BR><BR>This is Mary Bennet's story.<BR><BR>'It's difficult not to race through those final pages' - Jo Baker, author of Longbourn