Passages

A Pemberley Tale

By: Brenda J. Webb

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

Passages - A Pemberley Tale is a Pride and Prejudice variation. Not a simple retelling, it is an intriguing new story that does not follow canon.

Years after her ruin at the hands of George Wickham, Georgiana Darcy is a virtual prisoner at Pemberley as a result of her brother’s good intentions. Drastic changes have taken their toll, leaving brother and sister adrift from polite society.

Faithful to his vow to prevent further harm to his sister, Fitzwilliam Darcy has retreated from the few friends and acquaintances who still acknowledge him. Lonelier than ever, Darcy’s life is swallowed up by darkness until the day a young woman is discovered close to death on the estate grounds.

Unaware of her identity, Elizabeth Bennet finds herself the recipient of Fitzwilliam Darcy’s benevolence whilst she recovers from her own encounter with Wickham. Elizabeth’s presence breathes life back into Pemberley and its occupants, until Wickham returns with a nefarious plan to regain control of both Elizabeth and Georgiana.

Will Elizabeth fulfil her destiny and rescue Darcy from a desolate life or will the mystery of her parentage take her in another direction, leaving him alone once more?

©2016 Brenda Webb Bigbee (P)2025 Brenda Webb Bigbee

A book that makes you want to listen without stopping

This book made me want to listen without stopping to see what happened as the characters overcame many obstacles. (Be warned there is a very evil Wickham and some abuse in this book.)

Good solid story

This audiobook was very well done and the off canon story was well written. It dragged in a couple of places, hence the four stars.

Good solid story

At one point, I just thought, how are this many things happening to Elizabeth? It works though.

A little bit of everything

I really enjoyed this listen. There was drama, suspense, romance, emotion, and more that kept me looking forward to driving so I could find out what would happen next.

Expansive Arcs of Characters

The canon divergence of this adaptation allowed expanded arcs of characters. The journeys have higher highs and lower lows without being overly sensational. It made sense, therefore, that the book was long. And I enjoyed having a longer story to read.