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The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley
5.0
I am a huge Jane Austen fan. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve read Pride & Prejudice so I love to seek out Pride & Prejudice-inspired books. Usually they focus on Lizzie and Darcy (which is fine) but I was pleasantly surprised by this beautiful and haunting take on Anne de Bourgh.
Anne had my sympathy from the start, with the early scenes reminiscent of the Secret Garden with the ill cousin. The book does not shy away from the misuse of laudanum by doctors of that era and how it adversely affected Anne as a baby and negatively impacted her childhood.
I loved the LGBTQ perspective of the story as well. Anne doesn’t have a name for how she feels but I loved witnessing her queer awakening.
The WLW romance in this book is elegant and emotional all at once. By the end, I had bittersweet (but mostly happy) tears in my eyes.
I highly recommend this book to all the Jane Austen devotees, anyone who cheers for the underdog, and readers who always root for the less appreciated side characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC.
Anne had my sympathy from the start, with the early scenes reminiscent of the Secret Garden with the ill cousin. The book does not shy away from the misuse of laudanum by doctors of that era and how it adversely affected Anne as a baby and negatively impacted her childhood.
I loved the LGBTQ perspective of the story as well. Anne doesn’t have a name for how she feels but I loved witnessing her queer awakening.
The WLW romance in this book is elegant and emotional all at once. By the end, I had bittersweet (but mostly happy) tears in my eyes.
I highly recommend this book to all the Jane Austen devotees, anyone who cheers for the underdog, and readers who always root for the less appreciated side characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow for the eARC.