The Luxury of Silence

A Variation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice

By: Susan Adriani

Narrated by: Stevie Zimmerman

No woman of my acquaintance has ever inspired a fraction of the admiration that I feel for you.... You are the only woman to ever touch my heart.

Fitzwilliam Darcy has had enough—enough of the ton and their speculations, enough of matchmaking mamas and their eager daughters, and enough of his family’s expectations that he will eventually marry his cousin Anne.

Craving solitude and peace after discovering his sister with George Wickham in Ramsgate, he accepts an invitation to visit Netherfield Park from his friend Charles Bingley and travels to Hertfordshire, where he hopes Georgiana will recover from her disappointment in relative privacy. Thinking only that his sister might have the good fortune to make a friend there, the last thing Mr. Darcy expects is to make one himself.

Elizabeth Bennet has never met a man so used to getting his own way as Mr. Darcy, master of Pemberley. Their first meeting is unexpected, their second infuriating, but before the evening ends, they make peace with one another, and an unlikely friendship is forged.

But friendship with a man like Mr. Darcy, who soon shows Elizabeth there is more to him than his wealth, reserve, and haughty manners, comes with a steep price—her heart. Will their friendship turn into romance, despite Darcy’s professed disinterest in matrimony, or is friendship all they are ever destined to share?

The Luxury of Silence is a variation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and will be enjoyed by fans of friends-to-lovers romantic tales.

©2022 Susan Adriani (P)2022 Quills & Quartos Publishing

Really lovely

Both the story lines and the narration were just exceptionally satisfying. I just really enjoyed the really unexpected growth of the characters.

Read with alacrity

Characters behave as one would wish. Georgiana accompanying her most beloved brother to Netherfield Park changes the countenances of all involved and brings a most satisfactory resolution.

Great read

I absolutely laughed out loud when I heard Elizabeth’s comment in the birthing chamber :) how shocking haha. Loved it. Great Jaff. And great narrative.

After Ramsgate: autumn the Darcy's visit Bingley.

A delightful change classic Darcy and Elizabeth meeting, misunderstanding, friendship, mutual respect, admiration and love.

Long and lovely

Well written and wonderfully narrated, this book is a keeper. Plus it’s a great bang for your buck should you buy it