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Page Count: 464
Printing Date: January 02, 2007
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'…the last man in the world whom I could ever be prevailed on to marry.'
With those devastating words, Fitzwilliam Darcy’s proposal to Elizabeth Bennet is thoroughly rejected and his character wholly condemned. These Three Remain traces Darcy’s painful journey of self-discovery in his quest to become the man he always hoped be would be. A chance meeting with Elizabeth at his Derbyshire estate offers Darcy a new opportunity, but the activities of his nemesis, George Wickham, interfere once more in a way that may ruin everyone’s hopes for happiness.
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In writing a trilogy based on perhaps literature's most beloved couple, Pamela Aidan faced a daunting task. While "An Assembly Such as This" promised a satisfactory fulfillment of that task, Aidan fell off track with the second book in the series "Duty and Desire", filling in the blanks with outlandish subplots. While the series actually reads better as two books, the very first and the last, "These Three Remain" is an overlong examination of Fitzwilliam Darcy.
I must admit that it has been a while since I read the previous two books; as other reviewers mentioned, there seems to have been difficulty in procuring this third book. The story begins with Darcy's visit to his aunt, Lady Catherine DeBourgh at Rosings Park, where he unexpectedly runs into Elizabeth Bennet, who is visiting her good friend Charlotte Lucas. Darcy has just sworn to himself that he will give up thinking they have any future together, but when he encounters her he must admit his feelings and rushes into a proud and haughty proposal. As Austen fans well know, Elizabeth rejects him and he must come to terms with the portrait she has painted of him. He lives in little hope of regaining her favor, but her words have spurned him to become a better man.
Pamela Aidan has filled in some of the blanks about Darcy with some interesting theories, offering readers more insight into how he changed into a man Elizabeth might accept an offer of marriage from. The details concerning his involvement in the Wickham scandal ring true, as do the scenes with his sister Georgiana. Yet there is much that could be excised: unwelcome characters from "Duty and Desire" make an unnecessary reappearance slowing the story down. At times, Aidan reaches too hard to sound Austenesque, eschewing structure for more convoluted passages. When stripped to its bare bones, "These Three Remain" is a glorified romance novel, not unlike some of the tawdrier offerings other writers have offered in an effort to capitalize on Austen's creations. I will not wait around to find out what Pamela Aidan thinks happens to the Darcys with her proposed fourth book.
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I will merely be repeating what other critics have pointed out: that Darcy's concerns seem remarkably feminine, that there is too much mundane detail, that the new characters and situations introduced are unhelpful and much less interesting than the original P&P. This one is the best of the trilogy, inasmuch as it finally (!) gets around to the scenes one really wants to see from Darcy's point of view: the tempestuous proposal, the confrontation between Wickham and Darcy, the showdown between snobby Lady Catherine and her nephew, and the "making up with Elizabeth" scene, which I must in fairness admit that I always thought a little bloodless in the original. (I know, I know, Miss Austen would hardly have written passionate kisses and dialogue -- but the "My wishes have not changed" line is really all Elizabeth gets. I wanted some bosom heaving at least. So, apparently, did the Bronte sisters, which is why we have the high drama of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. But I digress.) This book: not terrible, and still better than some fanfiction. It did make me walk around for a week using my faux British accent, which drives my kids crazy, so maybe it's not a complete waste of the paper it's printed on. If you've got rather a shorter attention span than can handle a trilogy, or hate seeing material changes to the original story, read Mr. Darcy's Diary instead.
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Read the previous two books involving Mr. Darcy and enjoyed a great deal. Unfortunately, despite ordering and paying for this one, have not received it.
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I enjoyed this series very much. It stuck to the Austen style and the essence of the characters. My only complaint is that it was a little over-dramatic with Darcy's inner pining, yearning, struggles about Elizabeth. It didn't seem terribly realistic.
But I enjoyed it well enough to buy it, so I give it four stars.
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I read all three books in a week and this is by far the best of the three. Aiden does a good job of tying up loose ends. I always wondered who told Lady Catherine about Darcy and Elizabeth and Aiden paints a very believable scenario there. I also like seeing Darcy's cousin Anne given a little more fleshing out. It's also fun to see exactly how Darcy tracks down Wickham and Lydia. Aiden dredges up some of the nonsensical intrigue from "Duty and Desire". I guess she just can't pretend that she didn't write that piece of nonsense - I'm sure trying to. Once again, the servants play a major role in this book and I wish she would relegate them more to the background to keep with the spirit of the Austen book. Miss Darcy's religious fanatacism thankfully hasn't gone deeper. Book two had me thinking Aiden was going to have her become a nun in book three but thankfully that didn't happen. Overall this was very enjoyable read - I just wish Aiden would have included a scene where Darcy told Caroline Bingley to get over herself.
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