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Death Comes to Pemberley

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J'avoue, je n'ai pas lu le livre de Jane Austen auquel l'auteur fait référence (Pride and Prejudice) et qui fait partie des classiques de la littérature anglaise. C'est peut-être la raison pour laquelle ce roman m'a laissée indifférente?
En tous cas, l'intrigue "policière" est réduite à son strict minimum, et sa résolution est vraiment décevante. Il n'y a pas une ombre de soupçon d'enquête. De la part de P.D James, c'est plutôt frustrant.
Les descriptions sont interminables, les pensées des personnages également, ils passent leur temps à se souvenir de ce qu'ils ont fait dans le roman de Jane Austen... Bref, un livre fastidieux à lire que je ne recommande pas. Je pense qu'il est préférable de lire (ou relire!) "Pride and Prejudice" et pour les amateurs de romans policiers, les autres livres de P.D James!

J'étais ravie d'avoir un nouveau livre de P.D.James dont j'apprécie l'oeuvre et encore plus d'avoir une "suite" à un livre de Jane Austin.
Mais quoique le lisant avec plaisir, je n'ai pas trouvé qu'il soit aussi fouillé et intéressant que ses autres ouvrages . MV

With a dulcet mannerly voice Rosalyn Landor is the perfect actress to bring the writing of Jane Austen and P. D. James to life. Many will remember her for her television appearances in Rumpole of the Bailey and Sherlock Holmes in which she also so memorably captured the British sound. Her voice control is superb as she segues easily in conversations between Elizabeth and Jane - listeners have no doubt which sister is speaking. This is an extraordinary listening experience - do believe Jane Austen herself would approve.

The story begins some time after the ending of Pride and Prejudice - long enough for Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet to become engaged, marry, have two children and seemingly have settled happily into life at Darcy's magnificent estate, Pemberley. The year is 1803, the eve of the grand Lady Anne's ball, and the Bingley's have come.

Elizabeth is, of course, delighted to see her beloved sister, Jane, and the two are happily looking after final preparations for the ball when an unexpected visitor arrives - a carriage careens up the driveway carrying a woman who is screaming hysterically - none other than Lydia Bennet Wickham. She married a handsome rogue who was well paid to make a respectable woman of her. Now, her husband is soon discovered deep in the woodland, covered with blood, bending over the dead body of his dear friend, Captain Denny. Quite obviously, Denny has been viciously murdered (although we're treated to explanations from local medical experts), and Wickham is charged with the crime.

There are many hidden secrets at Pemberley, including the life of Darcy's grandfather who built a cottage for himself in the woodland where he lived and died accompanied only by his faithful dog. Now, the only residents of the woodland are the Bidwell's, a family headed by a man who has served Pemberley with pride for many years.

I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of Rosalyn Landor's narration.

- Gail Cooke

I expected a lot more from P.D. James, one of my favourite writers. I sensed it was written in a lazy mood... It's OK, but not Jane Austen.

P D James nous donne le plaisir de prolonger notre lecture de J Austen et de retrouver ces prsonnages très attachants; l'intrigue est bien ficeléeet tout à fait vraisemblable. Les personnages restent fidèles à eux mêmes. J'epère qu'il y en aura d'autres !

The english language is very formal, the beginning of the book is quite interesting but afterwards, i did not really got into it

L'ai reçu en cadeau, puis je l'offre. très bonne histoire inspirée de Jane Austen. Mêlant mes 2 styles préférés: romance et policier. La nouvelle collection est toutefois moins jolie à offrir, la version reliée a plus de cachet.

One of the most boring books I have read recently. Take your favourite 19th century novel, remove the atmosphere, remove the writing, remove the splendid characters, you'll get "Death comes to Pemberley".

on retrouve les personnages de Jane Austen mais sans le charme de la peinture de la société tel que décrit dans <Pride and Prejudice. J'ai été déçue.

Unconvincing in the extreme.I'm astonished she took the trouble to write this out, and can only come to the conclusion that the motive was cashing in on the Jane Austen fashion.