The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice: A modern love story with a Jane Austen twist
A modern love story with a Jane Austen twist...
Marine biologist Cassie Boulton has no patience when a modern-day Mr. Darcy appears in her lab on Cape Cod. Proud, aloof Calder Westing III is the scion of a famous political family, while Cassie's success is hard-won in spite of a shameful family history.
When their budding romance is brutally thwarted, both by his family and by hers, Calder tries to set things right by rewriting the two of them in the roles of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice...but will Cassie be willing to supply the happy ending?
- Pages
- 450
- First published
- 2010
Shelved by 1 Litcadian
Reviews
Finished March 6, 2014
204 review Pemberley by the Sea by Abigail Reynolds 4.5★♥ (The Woods Hole Quartet) "If someone ever discovered a way to bottle essence of Calder Westing, she would be an addict." ~ Dr. Cassandra "Cassie" Boulton This is a good Austen-inspired 21st century romance story and a favorite. It's very modern as there is some sex scenes. But it's not too graphic and it doesn't take away from this nice story. There is a lot of miscommunication and at times that I though finally a happy ending, wasn't so. The character development was good and I felt connected to them. Cassie and Calder were my favorites, but of course since it was their story. I liked having Calder's point of view in this story. He is today's Mr. Darcy and having his thoughts brought a new light to the Pride and Prejudice story. Cassie is a research scientist, so there is a lot of Marine Science mentioned in this. It's been ages since my last science class, so a lot of the terminology flew right pat me. It didn't take me away from the story much though. This is a favorite Austen-inspired book for me, but not a complete 5 stars. I felt that, though it was very realistic, Cassie and Calder's relationship was very frustrating at times. I thouhht they'd get together at the beginning, but it's not that easy.