Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh | 2021 | Molly Greeley | Buy |
The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh is Molly Greeley’s contribution to the long tradition of Pride and Prejudice retellings and expansions. Rather than focusing on Elizabeth Bennet or Mr. Darcy, Greeley chose one of the novel’s most overlooked characters: Anne de Bourgh, the frail daughter of Lady Catherine who was intended to marry Darcy.
Greeley gives Anne a full interior life and a story of awakening. The novel explores what happens when a woman who has been kept dependent and passive begins to question the circumstances of her sheltered existence. It is both a character study and a quiet story of liberation, written with the careful attention to period detail that defines Greeley’s historical fiction.