The Ladies of Longbourn
Subtitle: Pemberley Chronicles #4
By: devised and compiled by Rebecca Ann Collins.
Contributors: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817.
Series: Pemberley Chronicles (4)
Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Naperville, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781402212192
Subjects: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: Anne-Marie Bradshaw is the granddaughter of Charles and Jane Bingley. Her father now owns Longbourn, the Bennet's estate in Hertfordshire. A young widow after a loveless marriage, Anne-Marie and her stepmother Anna, together with Charlotte Collins, widow of the unctuous Mr. Collins, are the Ladies of Longbourn. These smart, independent women challenge the conventional roles of women in the Victorian era, while they search for ways to build their own lasting legacies in an ever-changing world. The ladies find strength, companionship, and friendship together as they work to build a children's hospital, deal with a deadly outbreak of influenza, and help a gentle lady flee a violent and destructive marriage.