I knew it seem absurd to buy a book just because of the title, or because the book faintly hinted to a sequel of my favourite couple, NOT written by the original author, but some other person. Thankfully, after reading a book, i can loudly proclaim that buying the book was definitely worth while:

Mr Darcy's Daughters by Elizabeth Aston

 The story picks up about twenty one years after the events of Pride and Prejudice. Elizabeth and Darcy are as in love with each other as they were before ( which seriously earns it some brownie points in my books), and elizabeth, who can't bear to be separated from darcy ( actually, neither can he) has followed him to constantinople( where Darcy has been sent for some diplomatic business), and leave their children in the care of their relatives.

well, in case your curious, they have seven children, five daughters and two boys. While the boys are left in the care of their grandfather(Mr Bennet), the girls are given a chance to stay in London with a cousin of Darcy's( Mr Fitzwilliam/Colonel Fitzwilliam, as some would remember from P&P) and his wife. The two eldest girls are of age, and Fitzwilliam's wife, Fanny, is determined to get them a good match as it is "The Season" in London, and gets more than she bargain for.

My favourite character in the book, is none other than the heroine, Miss Camilla Darcy. Hui fen has always teased me about my penchant for the main characters, which is sometimes consider rather shallow, because it is as if i only see what the author wants me to see, and nothing more, but there is no argument on this one. People who know me know i have never held much regard for people with names like Camilla, but this is one camilla that you can't help but symphatise with...

Camilla Darcy, is the second daughter, after Letitia, the eldest. Letitia, is annoying and hypocritical, which sort of dissapoints me, for she IS after all, supposed to be the first born of Elizabeth and Darcy, two such intelligent and sensible people...but Camilla is the one that is more like her mother, intelligent, book-loving, and independent minded.

so, the book is generally about the adventures of Camilla and her sisters while in London. and adventures is a nice way to put it, because life in london for the rich and the elite is not just about parties and dancing, there is also lots of scandal, jealousy and more scandal involved.

The girls, being Darcy's, are each heiress in their own rights, worth fifty thousand points a piece(this thread is mentioned throughout the book. why the people in the olden days like to refer to women as if they were properties with price tags on them i have no idea.) Although only 2 of the girls are of age, the arrival of the 5 of them stirr immediate news and interest in London. besides the two eldest, the next in line is Belle and Georgiana, both beauties, but resembling so much in their behaviour to their aunt Lydia that one really feels like slapping some sense into them. the last is Alethea, the musical genius, very likeable indeed in her intelligent observations, but a bit too tactless for her own good.

Many of the characters in P&P appear in the book. Lydia, Caroline Bingley, The Gardiners.Mr Gardiner, Lizzie's aunt and uncle are now very rich, but are not as respected as their money should dictate, for their fortune is from trade. though so, their daughter has managed to find herself a delightful match in one rich, handsome and influential man, Mr Wyntton.

Mr Wyntton hates Camilla at first sight. He has vowed to hate women who are too smart for their own good, and Camilla's wit annoys him. Camilla too, finds Wyntton annoying and rude, but all is not as it seems.... haha, this is the part where the cliche comes in....

Wouldn't spoil the fun for you, but Wyntton reminds one of Darcy, in more ways than one. Camilla is like a Lizzie and Anne rolled into one, and is superb, though sometimes a bit annoying in the fact that she doesn't tell her elder sister a piece of her mind like she should. The author has refrained from hitching too much on Lizzie and Dracy, so they are only mentioned in passing throughout the book....

All in all, very enjoyable read. one question though, why must they always refer to the men using their last names? i once berated myself for forgetting what Darcy's first name was, and only remembering him as Mr Darcy, but when i reread it to find out for myself, i realised that was because it was so seldom used.... why?