The weddings are over. The guests (including millions of readers and viewers) wish the two happy couples health and happiness. As the music swells and the credits roll, only two things are certain: Elizabeth and Darcy are to be the happiest couple in the world, while Jane and Bingley will want for nothing! Rebecca Ann Collins follows them in imagination, observing and chronicling their passage through the landscape of nineteenth century England, noting how they cope with change, triumph, and tragedy in their lives. Their personal storiesthe usual concerns of love, marriage, money, and childrenare woven together with the threads of social and political history. Those with a taste for the balance and humour of Austen will find a worthy companion volume.Book News A lovely complimentary novel to Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice. Austen would surely give her smile of approval.Beverly Wong, author of Pride & Prejudice Prudence