Anne de Bourgh's Best Friend

A Pride and Prejudice Variation

De: Shana Granderson A Lady

Narrado por: Karen Cass

This is a story of friendship that defies all odds and survives and flourishes regardless of the impediments that arise.

The friendship is born out of an almost tragedy and extreme bravery by one Elizabeth Bennet. In saving the lives of those in peril, she thwarts the designs of one of the villains of this tale and makes an enemy of the person.

As in canon, our Anne is sickly. In this variation, it is because she had suffered a bad case of childhood scarlet fever. For the purposes of this story, the disease has seriously weakened her cardiovascular system. It is not a secret her life will not be a long one. We see how our Lizzy, aided by her sisters and others, improves Anne's quality of life and gives her friendship and happiness she never thought she would find.

All of the principal characters from canon are present, as well as some of my own inventions, including two rather large (and I dare say popular) footmen-guards.

Through Sir Lewis and Anne de Bourgh, the Bennets (very different from those in canon) meet the Fitzwilliams and most of the Darcys. Do the connections they make change the initial meeting typically depicted between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy? How do Lady Catherine, George Wickham, Mrs. Younge, and the Bingleys factor into this story?

The above questions and many more will be answered as you listen to my tale.

©2024 Shana Granderson (P)2024 Podium Audio

Good story

This is an enjoyable, long story that starts out with 10 year old Elizabeth saving the lives of Anne and Louis de Bourgh. The tale continues through their lives and becomes quite sad as Anne’s poor health declines. Needed tissues!

Amazing story!

Great story, fabulous characters & wonderfully narrated! I will read & listen to this book many additional times. I just love it!!!

Nice story.

Good, sometimes emotional story that has a very young Elizabeth rescuing Anne and Lewis de Bourgh. I had to stretch my belief a little at Lizzy’s ability to pull it off, and there wasn’t quite enough love story between ODC for my taste, but I did enjoy it very much. Granderson always comes up with very good ideas and premises for her variations. This audiobook is especially highlighted by the outstanding narration and performance by Karen Cass, who has become a favourite.

A rescue leads to lifelong friendships

In the prologue you find out that Sir Lewis regrets his marriage and the lifelong struggle of dealing with Lady Catherine. In a carriage accident that nearly kills Sir Lewis and his daughter Anne, they are rescued by a courageous 10-year-old girl. This brave girl is Elizabeth Bennet and this action brings together these two families and their extended relations. Elizabeth and Anne develop a strong friendship bond that nothing could separate them. As the years are reversed, many of our characters deal with a variety of emotions. There are times you will want your tissues but the good thing is the villains get their due in the end. Overall, it’s a fairly low angst variation. I also did the audiobook with the e-book and the narration was an excellent compliment to the story.

Different but good.

Love all her stories! Very different story lines, but familiar characters. Can’t wait for more to come to audible!

Lovely story

If you want a story with not a lot of angst, this is the book for you. It is a lovely story.

Too easy; very disappointing

I don't even know how to begin. All of the tension is gone.Things are just solved way too easily. Don't waste your credit. narrator is not bad, but I wonder at some of the mispronunciations