A Weekend With Mr Darcy
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A Weekend with Mr Darcy I know, I know… the unicorn normally has his horn buried in a sword and sorcery book! But with a heroine called Dr Katherine Roberts and a dedication in the front: “ To the real Katherine Roberts for letting me use her name! ” how could I resist reading this one? The plot centres on a long weekend conference for fans of Jane Austen ’s novels, at which Dr KR is invited to speak. ( Heroine alert 1: The real KR doesn’t know her Austen from her Tolkien ). There’s the usual mix of conference goers, from the hopelessly romantic Robyn Love in her floaty dresses ( Heroine alert 2: The real KR has a secret bit of Robyn in her ) to the grumpy Austen purist Mrs Soames ( Heroine alert 3: The real KR is nothing like Mrs S! ). There is also a sprinkling of men, who have their pick of the women, since they are, perhaps unsurprisingly, outnumbered. With its idyllic setting at a regency manor house deep in the Hampshire countryside, the scene is set for a modern Au