Bag om A Gentle Touch
With the help of Elizabeth Bennet and Charlotte Collins, Anne has learned about friendship; can she learn love?
Anne de Bourgh is now Anne Sutherland, wife and mistress of Middlefinch, a large estate in the south of England. She is satisfied with her choice, but finds living with her new family rather alarming. James's daft old uncle leads his own strange life on the third floor, emerging only to ask disconcerting questions. His mother cares only for horses and seems to disdain sickly, quiet Anne. And then there is her new husband himself, so informal and affectionate--not at all what Anne is accustomed to!
Anne wants to love and be loved, but why must it all be so strange and difficult? Join Anne, Georgiana, and Lizzy as they enter their new lives, from christenings and Christmas parties to Anne's first season in London, when a mystery of the ton inexplicably centers on her.
This is a variation that imagines Anne on the autism spectrum.
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