A Weekend with Mr Darcy (Austen Addicts)

Victoria Connelly

Sep 2010 · HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘What a story!!! I loved it all .... The characters, the settings, I felt like I was just there seeing it all take place. Wonderful!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Katherine Roberts is fed up with men. As a lecturer specialising in the works of Jane Austen, she knows that the ideal man only exists within the pages of Pride & Prejudice and that in real life there is no such thing. Determined to go it alone, she finds all the comfort she needs reading her guilty pleasure – regency romances from the pen of Lorna Warwick – with whom she has now struck up an intimate correspondence.

Austen fanatic, Robyn Love, is blessed with a name full of romance, but her love life is far from perfect. Stuck in a rut with a bonehead boyfriend, Jace, and a job she can do with her eyes shut – her life has hit a dead end. Robyn would love to escape from it all but wouldn't know where to start.

They both decide to attend the annual Jane Austen Conference at sumptuous Purley Hall, overseen by the actress and national treasure, Dame Pamela Harcourt. Robyn is hoping to escape from Jace for the weekend and indulge in her passion for all things Austen. Katherine is hoping that Lorna Warwick will be in attendance and is desperate to meet her new best friend in the flesh.

But nothing goes according to plan and Robyn is aghast when Jace insists on accompanying her, whilst Katherine is disappointed to learn that Lorna won't be coming.

However, an Austen weekend wouldn't be the same without a little intrigue, and Robyn and Katherine are about to get much more than they bargained for. Because where Jane Austen is concerned, romance is never very far away...

A romance-filled page-turner for any Austen fanatic who’s ever dreamt of spending a weekend with Mr Darcy...

Readers are swept swept away by A Weekend with Mr Darcy:

‘What an amazing book. I could not put it down, I even found myself reading on the move.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I loved this book so much I've now bought the rest of the series. A brilliant holiday read, even if you're not a Jane Austin fan you'll love these books.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘I was going through a very stressful time and needed a bit of escapism. This book fit the bill! Romantic, funny and plenty of stuff about Jane Austen. It is the perfect stress buster!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘The story captivated me from the start and I couldn't put it down.’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘Excellent for those of us that like all things Darcy – yum!’ Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Ratings and reviews

I was kind of disappointed by this, it had so much potential but it felt frumpy, and safe, its called a weekend with Mr Darcy, come on if you were on the receiving end of those intense stares that Darcy gave Lizzy, you would not want safe. Ok it's a kind of book club weekend but thing about the movie, The Jane Austen Book Club, fun but not without steam, more steam please, less irksome drama (ex boyfriend dramas) they take themselves way to seriously

Story so far is good but I'm sick of trying to find my page everytime I come back to it. Scroll goes from contents list straight to the end with no chapter selection so to find your place again you have to flick through page by page. Im not sure its worth the effort!

It had a bit of a dull storyline that was very predictable but it was nicely done. Not a book that I would re read. And wasn't worth the money.

About the author

Victoria Connelly was brought up in Norfolk and studied English literature at Worcester University before becoming a teacher in North Yorkshire. After getting married in a medieval castle and living in London for eleven years, she moved to rural Suffolk with her artist husband and ever-increasing family of animals. She has had three novels published in Germany – the first of which was made into a film.

To find out more about Victoria Connelly please visit www.victoriaconnelly.com.