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A review by themagicalinbetween
The Clergyman's Wife: A Pride & Prejudice Novel by Molly Greeley
3.0
I would give this 3.5 Stars.
An in-depth continuation story of Charlotte Lucas, now Charlotte Collins. The author does a delicate and thorough work of staying consistent with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice descriptions and accounts of both Charlotte and Mr William Collins. This story is a rather hard and sad read at times, there are moments of hope and learning to live with hard choices and consequences while choosing what is right. Charlotte longs for friendship and connection, which she does not receive from William, though the author does a wonderful job of giving the reader a slightly clearer picture of him as a character. I thought this was worth the read if you enjoy continuation stories of classics, specifically Pride and Prejudice.
Trigger potentials: the author describes in delicate and limited detail intimacy scenes between Charlotte and William and how a loveless marriage feels genuinely one-sided and incredibly isolating. Additionally, there's quite a bit of indifference on William's part which feels abusive and neglectful. However, the author indicates this is not necessarily intentional and a direct result of his rather self-absorbed, forgetful, absent-minded character.
- infant death and loss.
An in-depth continuation story of Charlotte Lucas, now Charlotte Collins. The author does a delicate and thorough work of staying consistent with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice descriptions and accounts of both Charlotte and Mr William Collins. This story is a rather hard and sad read at times, there are moments of hope and learning to live with hard choices and consequences while choosing what is right. Charlotte longs for friendship and connection, which she does not receive from William, though the author does a wonderful job of giving the reader a slightly clearer picture of him as a character. I thought this was worth the read if you enjoy continuation stories of classics, specifically Pride and Prejudice.
Trigger potentials: the author describes in delicate and limited detail intimacy scenes between Charlotte and William and how a loveless marriage feels genuinely one-sided and incredibly isolating. Additionally, there's quite a bit of indifference on William's part which feels abusive and neglectful. However, the author indicates this is not necessarily intentional and a direct result of his rather self-absorbed, forgetful, absent-minded character.
- infant death and loss.