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Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9781402212079
ISBN number: 1402212070
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Page Count: 368
Printing Date: March 01, 2008
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' ... the wishes, the hopes, the confidence, the predictions of the small band of true friends who witnessed the ceremony, were fully answered in the perfect happiness of the union.'
Thus the last line of Jane Austen's Emma. A year later, Emma and Knightley are still living at Hartfield, surrounded by the Westons, the Eltons and the Bateses. But as events unfold, the couple must deal with the return of Frank Churchill, now widowed, and Knightley's apparently endless patience is tried by events in his brother's family, as well as his beloved Emma's whims and fancies.
But the irrepressible Emma is restless ...
Emma wants Knightley to stop treating her like a child. Knightley meanwhile wants his young bride to love him as a husband, not as the man she's always looked up to. With tragedy in the offing, and events unfolding that include beloved characters from Emma, the couple must find their way to each other, and to perfect happiness.
With a wonderful grasp of the manners and style of the day, this warm and witty exploration of a marriage between a sheltered (not to say spoiled) young lady and the man she looked upon as an older brother fulfills the romantic longings of Jane Austen lovers everywhere.
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When Emma and Knightley marry at the end of Jane Austen's Emma (Penguin Classics), Emma is a very young 21 or 22 years old. While she has been mistress of her father's house for a number of years, she has never had to balance her role as a daughter caring for her (hypochondriac) father with her new role as Mr. Knightley's wife. I for one always wondered how their relationship continued to develop after the close of Austen's novel.
Fortunately for us, Rachel Billington's novel Emma & Knightley: Perfect Happiness in Highbury: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Emma brings the reader into Emma and Knightley's life after their marriage.
As is usual, I am sure, the Knightleys have their little difficulties adjusting to married life. Knightley has agreed to live to live at Hartfield, rather than his home of Donwell Abbey, so that Mr. Woodhouse will not be disturbed too much. Emma is trying to figure out how to relate to Knightley as her husband, rather than the beloved older neighbor. And he is trying, as always, to help Emma continue to grow into a well-rounded, thoughtful lady, and to help her see him as the love of her life, not just a loving familiar face.
Their lives are further complicated by the difficulties of those around them. Mrs. Bates has died, leaving poor Miss Bates alone. Jane Fairfax Churchill dies, leaving a bereaved (and half-mad) Frank Churchill with a newborn. Knightley's brother John has major financial difficulties, which they hide, for a time, from Emma's sister Isabella. And, it seems as if every couple is having children, except the Knightleys.
I confess, while I love Emma (Penguin Classics), it is probably my least favorite of Jane Austen's novels, partly because Emma does not seem to grow as much as a person as the other Austen heroines do. That's why I am delighted that Billington did such an excellent job on Emma & Knightley. Her novel continues Emma's growth as a human being and a woman, rather than a girl, and shows how the Knightleys figure out how to relate to eachother as spouses and settle into their marriage.
Billington also did a good job continuing the secondary characters Austen wrote. The Westons are lovely and, naturally, expanding their family. Miss Bates is her usual chatty self, but ends up providing perfect companionship for Mr. Woodhouse. Frank Churchill is a selfish cad and causes Emma difficulties. Billington also introduces new characters, including Mrs. Philomena Tidmarsh, who challenges some of Emma's ideas.
I was also happy with the fact that Billington did not try to change the characters or make them behave in ways inconsistent with their Austen-written characters. The plot was well-developed and satisfying.
Emma & Knightley: Perfect Happiness in Highbury: A Sequel to Jane Austen's Emma is a delightful continuation of a beloved book. I recommend it for any Austen fan and anyone interested in following the development of Emma and Knightley's marriage.
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I loved seeing Emma evolve from a good-hearted but rather shallow young lady into a woman who can see and appreciate the strength of a solid, confident, caring man. Knightley, too, had to compromise his everlasting sense of hauteur to lighten up a little and trust his new wife's burgeoning good judgment and maturity. Funny in places, heartwarming in others, a good testament to our unwillingness to let the lives of our beloved Austen characters end.
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I truly enjoyed this book. The author stayed true to the characters attitudes and behaviors. The book almost takes on a mystery persona when the actions and situations around Frank Churchill's loss reaches its climax. He still remains the scoundrel that Jane Austen made him out to be. Emma's attitude got on my nerves a little more throughout the book. She acted more of a child not getting her way than that of a young married woman. She seemed more insecure, unlike the strong, self-centered, and independent girl I read in Jane Austens' Emma. I loved the ending and would love to see another book. Hint, hint....:)
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Compared with the other Jane Austen 'continuation' stories I've read, this one is enjoyable, but it wasn't one of my favorites. The author used adjectives to emphasize Emma's flaws instead of letting her actions speak for themselves (i.e., seflish, childish). I felt like the author was doing her best to make Emma unlikable. Most of the book is about trouble between Emma and Knightly, and then a few pages of happy resolution. For that reason, it was a bit of a let down. I just find it hard to believe that Emma and Knightly would have had that hard a time communicating with each other.
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