Title: Very disappointing
Product review: I love the works of Jane Austen and have looked for sequels that show me more of the world of her characters. There are some very fine ones, including Anne Telscombe's Sanditon and the works of Julia Barrett, but this is not one of them. The book almost seems to be written for children in its extreme simplicity and moralizing. The authors are not true to Austen's characterization, either - Mr. Darcy is frank and open about skeletons in the family closet, and Georgiana is obsessed with religion. I also found the Historical Notes distracting and unnecessary; they seemed to be included only to show how "knowledgeable" the authors were about the period and did not have much at all to do with the text. I find it interesting that these authors have reviewed their own book (very positively) on this website and others. There would be no need for such stuffing of the ballot-box if the book stood well on its own.
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