Cynthia Cross

Lydia Holds Her Tongue Cynthia Cross

Four intertwined love stories in one narrative, all in different stages of their Happily Ever Afters, all about characters you love from Pride and Prejudice. If you believe That Jane's and Bingley's love story deserves a closer look... And enduring love is not just for the young... And even a poorly-begun marriage can bloom... And an undervalued introvert can find understanding... And that love has its humorous side... Then this novella is for you. Lydia's visit to her family at Longbourn is notable for her faux pas, overheard conversations she repeats, and even for a "loose lips sink ships" secret divulged which could harm the British in the war against Napoleon. Can the Bennets and Bingleys teach her to hold her tongue, or will disaster result? "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery," Jane Austen wrote, and in that spirit, this novella of 17,000 words, a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, is offered.