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After Darcy

A Year of Chaos, Sobriety, and Sisterhood: A Witty, Warm, and Wonderfully Modern Bennet Family...

Joanna Nadin

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BEDFORD SQUARE
28 April 2026
For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone who's ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue.

'Part sequel, part reimagining, and wholly delightful' Jodi Picoult

'An absolute delight. Funny, moving and filled with heart' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things

It is a truism, frequently invoked by the members of the Meryton Women's Guild, that one is only ever as happy as one's unhappiest child. So, with five daughters and four grandchildren, it was a miracle Mrs Hester Bennet ever raised a smile. At best, she was only ever tentatively pleased, and even then understood that her contentment rested on the edge of a gaping precipice into which she would inevitably tumble the second Kitty or Lydia (it was almost always those two) messaged in the clutches of yet another existential crisis…

Lydia, home from Paris on New Year's Day in a welter of hangover and humiliation, finds herself swearing off drink, drugs and sex for the next 12 months. Through her unfamiliar sobriety, she'll see a landmark year for all the Bennet sisters, including a disruptive 40th birthday, an engagement and a funeral: and, maybe, coming to terms with the results of a run-of-the-mill run-in with a jackknifed lorry on a wet stretch of the M1…

A sharply funny and unexpectedly tender modern sequel to Pride & Prejudice, this is a story of sisterhood, survival, and second chances. For fans of Marian Keyes, Dolly Alderton, and anyone who's ever wondered what the Bennet sisters would be like in the age of therapy, WhatsApp, and wellness trends gone rogue.
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Imprint:   BEDFORD SQUARE
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
ISBN:   9781835016282
ISBN 10:   1835016286
Pages:   300
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joanna Nadin is a former broadcast journalist, political speechwriter and special adviser to the Prime Minister. Since leaving politics she has written numerous books for children and adults, including an adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility for younger readers, the Carnegie Medal-nominated Joe All Alone, which is now a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated BBC drama, and the Flying Fergus series with Sir Chris Hoy. Originally from Essex, she now lives in Bath, and is Associate Professor in Creative Writing at University of Bristol.

Reviews for After Darcy: A Year of Chaos, Sobriety, and Sisterhood: A Witty, Warm, and Wonderfully Modern Bennet Family Tale

'Completely delightful, and fizzes with insightful, unexpected humour, as if Jane Austen and Helen Fielding got together, drank too much champagne, and had a hilariously sweary baby' Zoe Marriott, author of The Swan Kingdom 'After Darcy is an absolute delight. Funny, moving and filled with heart. I snorted with laughter and loved this new generation of Bennet sisters' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things


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