Have you ever wondered what if? What if I had gone to a different college, had asked that girl out in High School? This is the question that is explored in the book by Abigail Reyonlds. The question posed is, what would happen if Elizabeth Bennett had accepted Mr. Darcy's first proposal.
There are many different avenues to be explored. In the original Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth falls in love with Mr. Darcy after some time spent apart. She sees him in his home, sees a more relaxed Darcy and begins to fall in love with him. What would have happened if she had not had that chance. What if she had been forced to accept his first proposal, and therefore never found out just how wicked Mr. Wickham was or just how kind Mr. Darcy was? Would she have fallen in love with Mr. Darcy if she had not had the time to discover just who he was? Would she have discovered who he was id she had been with him?
Ms. Reyonlds shows us how fate plays a chance in our lives. She opens a new world for the reader that loves Pride and Prejudice. The true likeness of the characters is carried over, with a little more feeling put into them. You get to see the thoughts of the characters and this helps the reader understand what is happening and why.
