{"product_id":"9781910859643","title":"The Bad Miss Bennet Abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhatever happened next to Lydia Bennet?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA rollicking romp that follows the fortunes of \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e’s most badly-behaved Bennet sister\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaving controversially run off with George Wickham in Pride and Prejudice, Lydia is confronted with his untimely demise on the battlefield at Waterloo. Merry widow Lydia Wickham, née Bennet, is therefore in want of a rich husband. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFailing to find one in Europe, she embarks on a voyage to Brazil accompanied by her trusty maid, Adelaide, to join the exiled Portuguese Court in Rio de Janeiro. She soon catches the eye of the heir, Dom Pedro. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStaying out of trouble doesn’t come naturally to Lydia as she is captured by pirates, then makes a second disastrous marriage, and even finds ways to ruin the Darcys’ tranquil existence all over again. Will she return from the tropics with a cache of jewels? Could she ever succeed in her quest for ‘an agreeable husband with an estate and two matching footmen’, or must her taste for adventure lead her astray yet again?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharming, witty and altogether addictive, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad Miss Bennet Abroad\u003c\/i\u003e makes for a delightfully exotic and thoroughly enjoyable summer read.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for The Bad Miss Bennet Abroad\u003cp\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003erefreshing and charming\u003c\/b\u003e read.’ \u003ci\u003eCosmochicklitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘The exotic nature of the book in contrast to its inspiration, reminded me of \u003ci\u003eWide Sargasso Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, the modern prequel to Bronte’s classic \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e, but Burnett’s novel is a lot more \u003cb\u003elight-hearted and enjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e. If you are a die-hard Austen or \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e fan, give it a go, it’s \u003cb\u003esure to raise a smile\u003c\/b\u003e.’ \u003ci\u003eMy Library in the Attic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Spying, affairs, adoption, marriage, abandonment, shipwreck, addiction, theft, royalty and pirates. Phew! \u003cb\u003eThere is no possibility of boredom while turning those pages. Recommended.\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eJera’s Jamboree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Darkwater Syndicate, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151313289456,"sku":"9781910859643","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781910859643_p0.jpg?v=1763627961","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781910859643","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}