Imagining The Bennets

An epic prequel to Pride and Prejudice, Imagining The Bennets spans forty years of romance, hardship, and family saga. Loyal to Austen’s world, it reimagines the untold backstory of Mr and Mrs Bennet with emotional depth and historical richness.

How did a rebellious boy who ran away to sea become the calm, sanguine Mr Bennet? And why did a brilliant, headstrong young woman become the anxious, marriage-obsessed Mrs Bennet? Their journey – full of love, loss, and resilience – reveals what shaped them, and how they raised five extraordinary daughters under the weight of looming penury.

This is a story of who the Bennets might have been – behind the scenes, before the marriages, and before the first line of Austen’s beloved novel.

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