Fearful Symmetry

A Pride & Prejudice Variation

By: Gailie Ruth Caress

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

Darcy had never known such a woman, one who could rush into an inferno and emerge as bold and brilliant as burnished brass, bright as any mirror.

Fitzwilliam Darcy had planned to leave Netherfield Park and all thoughts of the enchanting Miss Elizabeth Bennet behind him - until one night when he saw smoke rising from Longbourn and realized she was in peril.

Elizabeth Bennet found Mr. Darcy arrogant and insufferable right up until he became her hero, pulling her and her sister from the fire that devastated their home and could have claimed both of their lives. Seeing how he put his own life at risk to pull her from the fire, how could she help but change her opinion of him?

Thrown together again in the refuge offered at Netherfield, Darcy and Elizabeth’s unexpected bond gains strength. But disapproval, debts, and doubts all arise when the costs in time and expense involved in rebuilding Longbourn threaten to widen the gulf standing between Elizabeth and Darcy in the eyes of society. Amidst these perplexities of destruction and decorum, can love’s courage overcome calamity?

©2021 Gailie Ruth Caress (P)2021 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Lovely Story and Excellent Performance

I enjoyed the story and writing very much and was very disappointed that the author doesn't have any other stories written as I was hoping for more. I enjoyed it that much! The characters were exceptionally well fleshed out and the story so entertaining that I couldn't put it down.

Stevie is a delight to listen to. She's incredibly gifted in her performances of JAFF and even has an appropriate accent for Mrs Gardener to go with all her other character voices. I love her work!

Nice Read

The narration for this audiobook is excellent. The fire at Longbourn was a great set up for Darcy to be the hero from the start. The story goes along fine from there but not a lot happens for a long time. I loved that Elizabeth and Georgianna become such good friends and really until D&E declare themselves that was the best part of much of the book. Another best part was Darcy intervening in Collins' proposal. That was so fun.
I was disappointed in Mr. Bennet. I always want him to decide he wants to do better and make attempts to better the lives of his daughters and wife. Usually with the assistance of Darcy and Bingley.

Long way around but so good

Lots of twist and turns but the cannon wins and love the story. Longborn is taffeta and the family in every bodies hair but lovely all the same

Great story

I really enjoyed this book. It starts with a fire at Longbourn. Mrs Darcy rescues Elizabeth and then mr Bingley invites them all to Netherfield. Good start to a good story. Great narrator as well.

Elizabeth loved Darcy first!

What a lovely story! The effect of traumatic experience on a whole family alters the dynamics of the family but in a mostly good way. Mr Bennet is still a lazy man that I just can’t respect.