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Jennifer Paynter writes with keen insight into the complexities of human relationships and societal expectations. Her works, often set in familiar worlds, delve with grace into themes of family, social standing, and the search for belonging. Readers appreciate her ability to craft engaging narratives and characters that resonate with deep human desires and dilemmas. Her style is noted for being both literarily rich and delightfully accessible.
- 2016
- 2014
The Forgotten Sister
- 430 pages
- 16 hours of reading
Mary Bennet has been long overshadowed by the beauty and charm of her older sisters, Jane and Elizabeth, and by the forwardness and cheek of her younger sisters, Kitty and Lydia. From her post in the wings of the Bennet family, Mary now watches as Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy - and Mr Wickham - glide into her sisters' lives. While she can view these three gentlemen quite dispassionately (and, as it turns out, accurately), can she be equally clear-sighted when she finally falls in love herself? In this elegant retelling of Pride and Prejudice, Mary at last learns - with a little help from the man she loves - to question her family's values and overcome her own brand of 'pride and prejudice'