Dreaming of Mr. Darcy

Dreaming of Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly

The novel set in Lyme Regis, revolves around the character Kay and her love for all things Jane Austen. Kay has come to the quiet seaside town to start fresh and with opening a B&B. She finds herself back at square one when her first guests check in. These guests are set to star in a film adaptation of Persuasion. (Oli Wade Owen as the heart throb plays Captain Wentworth; Gemma Reilly as Anne Elliot, screen writer Adam Craig and director Theresa Hudson make up the most important characters of the novel.)Soon Kay finds herself caught up in the world of film making.

While Kay is blinded by what she believes is love for Oli, she fails to see the quiet Adam pining for her. The struggle between Adam and Kay’s relationship is the thread that holds the whole novel together. While the struggles of Gemma and her love interest, and the strange relationship between Oli and Theresa are interesting. That struggle between Kay and Adam is what keeps you around till the end. In the end the romantic tango between Kay and Adam is resolved, but only after Kay is left heart broken by Oli.

The love found between Oli and Kay is superficial. Oli is the dashing actor who is wanted by everyone. While Adam is the best friend, who loves Kay for whom she really is.  This love story is nothing new and Victoria Connelly’s take on this avenue leaves her channeling Austen to bring her into the 21^st century. 

 

Candice