Snowbound at Hartfield
In which the author revisits a short story and it winds up not so short.
I should not be trusted around short storys. That’s what I learned from this book. I get hold of a short story and it starts to grow and morph and pretty soon I’m staring at a novella.
Not that I really mind but still…
I give you …
Snowbound at Hartfield
Colonel Fitzwilliam should have been happy facing retirement. No more Napoleon, no more tromping the Continent, and his distant cousin had unexpectedly left him an estate. What was more, two of his favorite people, Darcy and Elizabeth, were travelling with him to visit his new home.
But the colonel wasn’t happy, not when he was forced to watch Darcy exchanging enamored glances with his wife. No, he wanted to pitch his cousin out the window. It didn’t help when Darcy kept lecturing him on the joys of wedded life— as if women like Elizabeth Darcy grew on every tree.
Then the snow started.
Now they were stranded at the home of George and Emma Knightley, another intolerable, blissfully wedded couple who wanted nothing more than to see his bachelor days come to an end. Thank heavens they never thought of matching him with the proud spinster who had also been caught in the storm. That would have been utterly intolerable.
Or would it?
Snowbound at Hartfield was a delightful story. You have a talent for redeeming unsavory characters, while not making old favorites into smarmy caricatures of themselves.
I loved reading this story and watching the Colonel find his own love.
I enjoyed this book when I first read it. Now I am looking forward to reading it again.
Wonderful story! I never would have thought I never would have thought Elizabeth a candidate for remorse or redemption. I LOVE the cross over stories! Great read!
You really surprised me with the matchup between this couple. However, it worked and I loved it. Two people coming together, and you made it work. I didn’t think it would. I’m glad you took this route. Thanks for this look back.