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. . . If you know what the author is attempting to do. The book is more Jane than James. There is a death and a charge of murder, an arrest, an inquest, a trial and a verdict. Nevertheless, this is much more of a traditional novel than a piece of crime fiction. I would not say that the crime is purely incidental to the story, but it is not the driving spirit behind the narrative.

We are six years past the end of Pride and Prejudice. The Darcys have two children, the Bingleys (who live nearby) three. The ball named for Darcy's mother is approaching. Suddenly, on a (literally) dark and stormy night a carriage arrives at Pemberley. Lydia Wickham is aboard and hysterical. Something has happened in a wooded part of the estate. Wickham and his friend Denny have left the carriage. Shots have been fired. One may be dead, the other responsible. And thus the story begins and slowly but deliberately proceeds to its conclusion.

While we learn what happened in the woodland our interest is actually focused on the characters. In a more realist novelistic sub genre than the novel of manners or social comedy we get to know the characters of P and P in greater depth. Their emotions are rawer, their feelings exposed. We learn much more about how Pemberley feels (at night, in a storm, e.g.) and we learn what people eat and how they attend to the more mundane details of life. We know how they feel about each other; conversations are more direct and more pointed. We learn how small the county is, indeed how small the country is. This is a world of gossip and innuendo, where reputations can be destroyed by a single word.

Basically this is an opportunity to get to know a familiar cast of characters in more ways and in more detail. And not only do we encounter the characters from P and P; there are also cameo appearances (or at least references to) the characters from Emma and from Persuasion. Thus this is more of a feast for the Janeite than the Jamesite, though the author is the perfect teller of an early 19thc tale. She knows the law, the social history, the maneuvers of contemporary attorneys and all of the other facts that bear on the story. She knows her Jane Austen and she has caught the flavor of her style.

The book has gotten quite varied reviews; keep in mind what it is about and you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended.


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Death Comes to Pemberley PD James 9780307959850 Books Reviews

Anyone looking for PD James at her typical best will be sorely disappointed in "Death Comes to Pemberly." The novel opens with preparations for the annual Lady Anne's Ball at Pemberly when disaster strikes in the form of a murder committed on the grounds of that fictional estate. To make matters worse, the suspect is none other then Wickham, who will be familiar to readers of Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The reader does not have to be intimately familiar with that work because James provides the novel's back story quite well in the opening prologue, bringing the reader up to speed about the occurrences in P&P and also providing a glimpse into the mores and social conventions of England in the late 18th/early 19th century.

There just isn't a lot of oomph to this novel. No sense of real mystery involving the murder and not enough character development which one may expect for a celebrated author who has decided to continue a classic story. James appears to devote more time to developing Darcy's character at the expense of Elizabeth's, whose beliefs and observations were the driving force in "Pride and Prejudice." The novel never really takes off and there is no sense of peril which is usually found in James's novels. People who enjoyed "Pride and Prejudice" will probably enjoy this book but people who enjoy PD James will be disappointed.
It's a truth universally acknowledged that all literary lovers of the works of Ms Austen must be obsessed with Elizabeth and Darcy. Any book therefore that I attempts to take their story forward sets for itself a trap.

The glimpse of Jane and Lizzie's life six years after their marriage is, there's no other way to put it, simply tiresome. In fact, the only excitement that is brought about is attributed to the squanderings of the infamous Mr Wickham. Maybe I didn't get it right but Wickham and Darcy being referred to as brothers just makes me cringe. There are no clever or funny moments in the book and the murder mystery is rather resolved conveniently. I hate that Elizabeth and Darcy have a boring married life. The few things I did like about the book were the imaginative backstories for Wickham and Ms Younge. Also the references to Persuasion and Emma brought a reluctantant smile. I understand that this novel was written out if self indulgence that the author can clearly afford. And as a reader it served as a poor palliative for the longing that I always have for more of Darcy. But for me the Bennets and Darcys and Bingleys and all their acquaintances only convincingly come alive through the pen of Ms Austen.
. . . If you know what the author is attempting to do. The book is more Jane than James. There is a death and a charge of murder, an arrest, an inquest, a trial and a verdict. Nevertheless, this is much more of a traditional novel than a piece of crime fiction. I would not say that the crime is purely incidental to the story, but it is not the driving spirit behind the narrative.

We are six years past the end of Pride and Prejudice. The Darcys have two children, the Bingleys (who live nearby) three. The ball named for Darcy's mother is approaching. Suddenly, on a (literally) dark and stormy night a carriage arrives at Pemberley. Lydia Wickham is aboard and hysterical. Something has happened in a wooded part of the estate. Wickham and his friend Denny have left the carriage. Shots have been fired. One may be dead, the other responsible. And thus the story begins and slowly but deliberately proceeds to its conclusion.

While we learn what happened in the woodland our interest is actually focused on the characters. In a more realist novelistic sub genre than the novel of manners or social comedy we get to know the characters of P and P in greater depth. Their emotions are rawer, their feelings exposed. We learn much more about how Pemberley feels (at night, in a storm, e.g.) and we learn what people eat and how they attend to the more mundane details of life. We know how they feel about each other; conversations are more direct and more pointed. We learn how small the county is, indeed how small the country is. This is a world of gossip and innuendo, where reputations can be destroyed by a single word.

Basically this is an opportunity to get to know a familiar cast of characters in more ways and in more detail. And not only do we encounter the characters from P and P; there are also cameo appearances (or at least references to) the characters from Emma and from Persuasion. Thus this is more of a feast for the Janeite than the Jamesite, though the author is the perfect teller of an early 19thc tale. She knows the law, the social history, the maneuvers of contemporary attorneys and all of the other facts that bear on the story. She knows her Jane Austen and she has caught the flavor of her style.

The book has gotten quite varied reviews; keep in mind what it is about and you won't be disappointed. Highly recommended.