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A Good Memory is Unpardonable: A Pride & Prejudice Memoir (Frolic and Romance Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alix James (Author), Nicole Clarkston (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.5 456 ratings

Book 2 of 4: Frolic and Romance

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Sometimes the facts matter less than the truth

On their twentieth anniversary of wedded bliss, Elizabeth Darcy persuades her husband to do something entirely out of character. They will each turn to their private journals, then compile their love story to share with the world.

What Fitzwilliam Darcy presumes for a simple recitation of history becomes something completely different when he opens the box of his treasured feelings. Peek over his shoulder as he explores his deepest secrets: from the first day he met his future, as she was marrying another man, to the moment when he finally won her heart.

Strangely enough, however, Elizabeth remembers their story... a little differently. Clever, light-hearted, and saucy as ever, she sets the facts straight and keeps her love on his toes as she tells how she fell for the proud gentleman from Derbyshire.

Who is telling the story as it really happened? Probably neither one, but there is one thing they both agree on: Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.

Unpardonable is a sweet Regency variation of approximately 24,000 words. Based on Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, it is appropriate for all audiences.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B096NBKRX9
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Winsome Wit Publishing (June 30, 2021)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 30, 2021
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1350 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 109 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #352,529 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #499 in Adaptations & Pastiche Fiction
- #1,912 in Historical Regency Fiction
- #7,529 in Regency Historical Romance

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Alix James
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Alix James is a best-selling Austenesque author with nearly 30 books in print.
Always on the go as a wife, mom, and small business owner, she rarely has time to read a whole novel... but somehow she manages to write them! She loves coffee with the sunrise and being outdoors with kids and horses. When she does get free time, she likes to read, camp, dream up romantic adventures, and tries to avoid housework.
Each Alix James Story is a clean Regency Variation with a guaranteed happy ending, no infidelity, and heroes you can fall in love with.
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Nicole Clarkston
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Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon with her own romantic hero, several horses, and one very fat dog. She has loved crafting alternate stories and sequels since she was a child, and she is never found sitting quietly without a book or a writing project.
Nicole also writes novellas as Alix James.
Visit her at www.nicoleclarkston.com
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S. L. Majczan

After 20 years of marriage ODC decides to each write their own memories of how they came together.

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2022

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In reading the author's blurb and the reviews of my friends here, all of whom also received an ARC of this story, I find that there is little I can add. This is a delightful short & very sweet story.

As ODC reach 20 years of marriage Elizabeth suggests and Fitzwilliam agrees to write separate journals about how they met, fell in love and married. They are supposed to do this without reading what the other one has written...you have to smile or even laugh as both find the hiding places of the other's journal and make comments about the "errors" they found noted there. Sometimes it is only as to who won or lost a chess match.

As their memories are shared with us, Elizabeth has married Andrew Bingley and so becomes the Mistress of Netherfield. Fitzwilliam considers Andrew one of his good friends and so not only attends the wedding ceremony but then spends time at Netherfield due to Andrew's death and his younger brother, Charles, needing that guidance we read about in canon as he learns to take over the management of the estate.

Yes, we read about Jane and Charles, Collins and Lady Catherine. However, this charming story is not at all just a retelling of this favorite story. It is a lovely romance as we read of friendship blossoming slowly into love...stolen kisses included.

I highly recommend this short story to all JAFF lovers. I have to add that I love the cover.

I received a copy of this story from the author, as I said, but the review is given freely and with only my own words and opinions written here.

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Sweet and joyous retrospective of Elizabeuth & Darcy's courtship

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021

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This really was a sweet & touching retrospective of Elizabeth & Darcy's courtship, beginning with their first meeting and ending with their marriage. The authors used a clever plot mechanism based on each partner reviewing their own personal- often disparate - journal entries from that time period to create a joint autobiographical account of their courtship to pass down to future generations of Darcy descendants. Their differences in perspective, self-awareness, intent, and expectations flip-flop, restructure themselves, and eventually coalesce into a charming chronicle of their profound and enduring love. Though they face some adversity from the outside world and from their own insecurities and miscommunications, this is a story that centers itself on Elizabeth & Darcy learning to love and understand themselves and each other. For me, it was a lovely read for a quiet afternoon.

Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2021

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Every book that comes out from this author is like a gift, an assurance that you can look forward to a few hours of pure delight. This particular creation is one of her best, being deliciously playful, humorous, and heartwarming. The premise is brilliant, that of having Elizabeth and Darcy each write their own memoir of their courtship, twenty years after their marriage, and to switch back and forth from his entries to hers.

This is a variation, so the sequence of events is altered from the get-go. The circumstances of their meeting, and most everything thereafter, are given quite significant and interesting twists that make this account fresh and unpredictable. You will fall in love all over again with Darcy and Elizabeth, as they display all of their most beloved quirks and qualities. I only wish the book was longer, so much fun did I have reading it.

Of course, no courtship would be complete without villains and obstacles. Ironically, the recountings of their troubles, each from their own point of view, are some of the more amusing and endearing entries, as they sometimes remember them much differently. Being retold twenty years after the fact, they also are remembered with very little angst, and even more than a little fondness, looked upon as scenes from their lives that tested and forged their bond.

As always with this author, the book is very well written and well edited. I recommend it highly.

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JKom

Great "dialogue" between ODC but a little too short

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2022

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Although this is Bk 2 of a trio of stories, each is a stand-alone and has a different plot. All of them are very good, but this one was a trifle too short for me. I loved the idea of Elizabeth and Darcy taking turns to write a chapter about their tempestuous courting days, to entertain future generations. It was even funnier when they both started to take sneaky peeks at what the other was writing so they could "set the record straight".

The dialogue really sparkled between ODC, which few authors are able to pull off. The trouble I had was that it seemed very sudden how they went from sparring with one another to being both in love. Then - zip! - they were married and it ended.

It's a charming idea and was well-crafted. I just wish it had been a bit longer!

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Glynis

Short, sweet, humorous and fabulous! 🥰

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2021

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I loved this! I love Elizabeth’s idea to individually write their memories of their meeting and courtship for their descendants! I especially enjoyed how they see events differently 😉. There was a lot of humour in this book and several times I laughed out loud! Love it! 🥰
This is definitely another favourite of her books and I would highly recommend it 😊

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so glad I tried it

Reviewed in Australia on December 24, 2023

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Overlooked this book a few times as the write up doesn’t do it justice. The variation premise is v engaging and a stronger selling point than the style of telling - which is well done - highly recommended

Craftyhj

A charming novella

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2022

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A delightful reflection on their meeting and courtship thorough the eyes of both Elizabeth and Darcy. This story is filled with gently humour and tender romance.

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Loved this recount of a slightly altered tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2021

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I was intrigued by the concept of this book and loved the finished version. Some differences to other fanfiction that played out well especially E's first husband's identity! Great read.

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