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Introducing Mrs. Collins
Introducing Mrs. Collins: A Novel | Rachel Parris
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman deserves to be the heroine of her own story. Charlotte Lucas has never been a romantic. Practical to a fault, she accepted Mr. Collins's proposal with clear eyes and a steady heart, trading passion for security. Life at Hunsford Parsonage may be quiet and predictable, but it is hers to manageand she's determined to make the best of it, whatever her friend Elizabeth Bennet may think. That is, until an unexpected guest at nearby Rosings Park turns Charlotte's careful world on its head. He sees her, challenges her, and a spark is lit. Torn between what she must do and what she truly desires, Charlotte finds herself at the center of a story she never expected to be hers. A tale of love, loss, and second chances, Introducing Mrs. Collins is for anyone who wondered if there was more to the sensible character we met in Pride and Prejudice. It is the story of a woman who had written herself out of her own life and is only now daring to want more.
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Introducing Mrs. Collins: A Novel | Rachel Parris
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Tall & considered plain at the side of her sister & friends, the Bennetts, 27-year-old Charlotte is used to being overlooked, so when Mr Collins proposes to her she accepts. She chooses to follow her head & not her heart when marrying Mr Collins, hoping to be content with her lot & yet finds that maybe romantic love may not be out of her reach after all.

OutsmartYourShelf I've read several P&P reimaginings, but never anything from the point of view of Charlotte Lucas. I wasn't sure what to expect as most of Charlotte's married life takes off the page, but I think the author was pretty faithful to the characters for the most part. By the end of it, I had almost come to like Lady Catherine de Burgh! It also manages to humanise Mr Collins a little more.

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OutsmartYourShelf Some may disagree with Charlotte's actions, but I think the fact that the patriarchal nature of Regency society, forcing middle & upper-class women to marry to not become a burden to their families, but unable to earn their own money, puts Charlotte into a situation she would not perhaps have chosen had other alternatives been available.

Overall, it's a well-written story which makes a side character from the original come to life on the page. 4d
OutsmartYourShelf I really enjoyed it & I'm not a big reader of romance. 4🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publishers, Hodder & Stoughton, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full Review (hidden TWs): https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7873241291
Read 9th - 11th Nov 2025

#ReadAway2025 @Andrew65 @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES

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