Thank you for visiting us at The Virginia Festival of The Book!!

Internet Book Database

Internet Book Database: Reviews

 

iBookDB

My iBookDB

Featured Author

Laura Resau

Win a copy of The Ruby Notebook in our Giveaway

Featured Book

Death on the D-List

Win This Book in our Giveaway

Pemberley Remembered by Mary Lydon Simonsen Reviewed By happyruby

Growing up in the small mining town of Minooka, Pennsylvania was very depressing unless you found an escape. Maggie Joyce’s escape was first in reading. Jane Austen and Pride & Prejudice represented one of her escapes. By the time she was grown she almost had every passage memorized.

In June 1944, Maggie headed to Washington, D.C. to work in the Treasury Department. This employment eventually led her to work for the Army Exchange Service and a position in Germany. War torn Germany was not the best place to be and Maggie got a transfer to London. From there her life took an interesting turn.

Maggie traveled to visit the estate called Montclair, which is rumored to be the estate called Pemberley in Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice. On her first visit to Montclair she met Beth and Jack Cromwell who have ties to Montclair. She learned the love story of Beth and Jack as well as the history behind Montclair and the connections to Pride & Prejudice.

Maggie also met Rob McAllister who flew bombing missions over Germany during World War II. Pemberley Remembered tells the love story of Maggie and Rob as well as that of Beth and Jack Cromwell. Rob and Maggie became engrossed in the stories surrounding Montclair and the background for the acclaimed novel Pride & Prejudice.

Pemberley Remembered gives you inside glimpses in the life of people living in Europe during the time immediately following World War II as well as a glimpse back into the history surrounding World War I.

This book is well written and is a wonderful, informative story. Reading Pemberley Remembered is reading history, romance and even a little mystery all combined in one wonderful book.

Buy From Amazon Buy From Amazon

About happyruby

HappyRuby is a combination of the names of two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels that I owned - Happy Talk and Karri's Ruby, both deceased now but I do have a dog and cat. I live in the Midwest so enjoy a change of seasons. I am an office manager for two plants that process pet food ingredients. I worked a number of years as an office manager for a law office. I only work part-time now which gives me more time to read. My daughter lives in W. VA and is a huge fan of mystery - the darker the better. My other daughter is into reading romance and my granddaughter loves fantasy. I very much enjoy reading mystery, hard-boiled or cozy.
Review Feedback

Search


More Search Options

Top Books This Week

The Truth About Wicca and Witchcraft Finding Your True Power
Labyrinth
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Cum Laude
Romeo and Juliet
A Place Called Return
The Da Vinci Code
Eclipse
Death on the D-List
The Fire Opal
More Book Statistics

Ads by iBookDB

Advertise on iBookDB
Target Bookworms!
These Ads cannot be blocked Starting at $15 per month
Chrysalis - The Awakening
A New Series Begins. Available at Amazon & AuthorHouse. Join Bree's journey to learn her destiny
Bestsellers at Amazon
See the top selling books at Amazon
The Internet Adult Book Database
Books for Adults only!
Bookmark Printing
iBookDB gets their Bookmarks printed from us. Use Promo Code RP1N9GMS7 for $25 off your first order.
© 2010 Internet Book Database.      Bookmark & Share: Digg del.icio.us furl Yahoo MyWeb Google Bookmarks Windows Live stumbleupon BlinkList ma.gnolia reddit      Hosted at JaguarPC