Mrs. Wickham

By: Sarah Page

Narrated by: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, full cast

Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Imagine if you made one little mistake when you were young and were punished for it for the rest of your life. Well, that’s what happened to Lydia (yes, that Lydia, the youngest Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice), and she’s here to set the record straight. Hold on to your teacups and get ready for sophisticated (and a little bit naughty) hot takes and witty banter that’ll make you laugh—and think.

We meet Lydia just as she is denounced by her family, exiled miles from home, and married to the rogue George Wickham, who seems to love all women...except his own wife. She must learn to summon great bravery to carve out a place for herself in the society that has brutally rejected her.

Lydia isn’t the traditional Austen heroine, and this isn’t a traditional, polite period drama. Lydia is a badass. A trailblazer. She’s fierce and fiercely funny. And she might inhabit the Regency period, but she’s fighting the same battle many of us are today—having to defend the decisions she’s made and the person she chooses to love, to shut out the 'trolls' and gossips, to hold her head high in a world that will judge her for any mistake she makes.

Starring Academy Award nominee Jessie Buckley (Fargo, The Lost Daughter) and Johnny Flynn (Lovesick, Stardust), this hilarious and timely listen is for fans of classics with a twist. Writer and creator playwright Sarah Page says that she wrote Mrs. Wickham to 'entertain people with a romantic, optimistic, and seductive comedy,' but that there’s also a 'message held at its heart to treat each other with kindness.'

If you binged Bridgerton, this one’s for you.

Starring: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Emily Barber, Fehinti Balogun, Adrian Edmondson, Leila Farzad, Stephanie Hyam, Jodie McNee, Natalie Simpson, Ray Panthaki and Emily Johnstone

Directed by Eleanor Rhode. Sound Design by David Gregory. Co-produced by Wondermore Productions.

Portions of this audio drama contain mature language and themes. Listener discretion is advised.

©2022 Sarah Page (P)2022 Audible, Ltd

A surprisingly wonderful tale

I will say this was such a surprise for who would have thought Lydia Wickham would have told a wonderful story of her married life.
Don’t miss this!
The cast who performed the characters made this story wonderful and the music and background noises in scenes even better.

Great story!

If you enjoyed pride and prejudice please read this! It gives a new perspective to Lydia.

A Great Read

This was a great short story. Listen to the end. Regret, fear, anger, disgust and love all in one. A story of transformation and 2nd chances

Absolutely loved it!

Learning from ones mistakes & doing something about it! It gave a beautiful rendition of Lydia's story.

Surprising!

Well, that is not what I expected. Like many Jane Austen fans, I have read Pride and Prejudice multiple times. Also like many fans, I found Lydia to be tedious and annoying. This presentation has completely changed my mind. Stop. Read that again. One listen of a 2 hour audiobook changed an opinion I have held for decades. That, Ms. Sarah Page, is power. Well done, you.

Lydia sees where her recklessness has landed her. She performs an inventory on her life and takes action to improve herself. She still isn’t perfect, but she is real; she is a whole person, and one that I would gladly be friends with.

loved it

what a great listen. loved the performances and the story. would absolutely recommend to anyone who is a fan of pride and prejudice.

Lydia joins Circe in the trenches.

I am not an Austen devotee. It's long bothered me that utterly useless Mr Bennet is unquestionably benign while Mrs Bennet is reduced to awkward desperation to provide for her daughters' futures. Elizabeth and Jane... I can't even. But I had never given much thought to Lydia.

Sarah Page's Mrs Wickham is as worthy a defense of Lydia, and women, as Madeline Miller's Circe.

The sound effects are too loud to listen in a vehicle and the music is so loud its painful to listen with headphones.

Listen anyway. The voice acting is very good and the story is inspiring.

Why does Audible give the male narrator top billing, when the publisher, Amazon and the alphabet put Jessie Buckley on top ?

Loved it!

I absolutely loved this story. I was riveted and listened in one sitting. If you’re a fan of pride and prejudice, you’ll love this side story.

Different take on a classic

This story was definitely different. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t great so somewhere between there. I don’t feel like I wasted my time so that’s a plus.

New head cannon

This is now how the story ends for Lydia in my head. I loved this story. I only took one star off of the performance because, why did they keep using country/western music?