His daughter, Sophia, living in a parsonage somewhere? The very idea! Threats from the Viscount force Aaron’s father to send him out of the country. The Viscount did not approve of his daughter – even his youngest, least favorite daughter – marrying the son of a country attorney. This is the story of the oldest of the Gardiner children, Aaron, who was a young clergyman when he fell in love with the daughter of a Viscount. “The Banished Uncle” begins with the return of Elizabeth Bennet’s Uncle Gardiner, who has been in India for more than twenty years. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. The Viscount did not approve of his daughter – even his yo Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. No, not that Uncle Gardiner! This is the story of the oldest of the Gardiner children, Aaron, who was a young clergyman when he fell in love with the daughter of a Viscount. ~ Jane Howard “The Banished Uncle” begins with the return of Elizabeth Bennet’s Uncle Gardiner, who has been in India for more than twenty years. I say it often but if you have that much material write a sequelĬall it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Then there are the Epilogues Not one but 2 and the second is set 10+ years in the future. There is a lengthy subplot about Lady Catherine having dementia which is fine, but would be better explored in a separate volume. Gardiner's wife is the daughter of a Viscount she should have courtesy title her eldest daughter has one. There are things that baffle me, if the new Mr. I don't know if the author originally wrote this as a serial but there is much too much repetition of the previously mentioned telling. There is much too much telling and way to little showing. Upon his return he immediately becomes a plain speaking deus ex machina to P&P.Īlas this good idea is marred by some mediocre writing. Ther This is a unique P&P what if that postulates there is a second Gardiner brother, older than 'Uncle Gardiner' who due to the wrath of a viscount fled England for India. Alas this good idea is marred by some mediocre writing. Upon his return he immediately becomes a plain speaking deus ex machina to P&P. This is a unique P&P what if that postulates there is a second Gardiner brother, older than 'Uncle Gardiner' who due to the wrath of a viscount fled England for India. George Wickham plots the ruin of a Bennet daughter, gentlemen and ladies fall in love, and Elizabeth and Darcy eventually attain their happily ever after.more When his aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, and her daughter Anne, begin acting in startling ways, his unassailable confidence in his own sagacity is chipped away, resulting in a new humility. Darcy is thoroughly startled when he discovers that the lovely Miss Elizabeth Bennet of Longbourn is connected by marriage to the new Earl of Chartham. Philip, Aaron’s stepson, has unexpectedly come into an earldom, and Jane and Elizabeth choose to assist their new cousin in learning to manage his vast estate in Kent. When the rest of Aaron’s family arrives from India, the Bennets find themselves embarking on new and exciting adventures. Aaron is a wise man with a deep understanding of human nature, and his insights into the characters of George Wickham and Charles Bingley prove of great value to Elizabeth and Jane Bennet. Bennet’s older brother who was banished to India more than two decades ago. It is Christmas, 1811, and the Bennets of Longbourn are startled by the sudden arrival of Mr. George Wickham plots, and gentlemen and ladies fall in love. Aaron is a wise man with Aaron Gardiner, the long lost uncle of the Bennet daughters, returns from India after twenty years. Aaron Gardiner, the long lost uncle of the Bennet daughters, returns from India after twenty years.
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