Reading Level: Adult
This is the 3rd Aston book I have read, and once again she takes on the antecedents of the Darcy family, made famous by the Jane Austen novel, "Pride and Prejudice." In this book, cousin Cassandra Darcy, daughter of Anne de Bourgh, finds herself in hot water with her family after she is involved in several scandals involving men. In the first case, it is her cousin Belle who is at fault, but Cassandra is fully culpable in the second case, where she runs away with but does not marry a fortune hunter. Everything turns out well in the end, however, for another cousin, the dashing lawyer Horatio Darcy, falls in love with her and saves her from a life of having to work for a living as an artist by marrying her. her troublesome cousin Belle also finds true love in the arms of another artist, who of course is a European prince in disguise.
This is the weakest of Aston's novels about the Darcy clan, as the action often seems contrived and predictable. However, her writing style is a pleasure to read, and lovers of Jane Austen will also enjoy hearing the name Darcy bandied about.
Submitted by Gertrude
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