The Women of Pemberley Author:Rebecca Ann Collins In The Women of Pemberley, Rebecca Ann Collins - a lifelong Austen fan, follows the lives of five women into a new era of post industrial revolution England, at the start of the Victorian Age. Vast changes are in motion, as they were throughout this dynamic century. they are woven deftly into the rich texture of the fabric of nineteenth centur... more »y England, forming not just a backcloth, but the very warp and weft of the characters' lives. The women, like many of Jane Austen's heroines are strong, intelligent individuals and the author's affection for them ensures that their stories are told with understanding and humour. As in The Pemberley Chronicles, Ms. Collins has used the depth and variety of the original characters, to develop a series of episodes linked together by their relationship to each other and to Pemberley, which is the heart of their community. The central themes of love, friendship, marriage and a sense of social obligation remain as do the great political and social issues of the age. Consistent, clear characterization, lively, unpretentious narrative together with endearing strand of gentle humour, make for a believable continuation of the Pemberley Chronicles.« less