Follies Past by Melanie Kerr Review

"I must now mention a circumstance which I would wish to forget myself, and which no obligation less than the present should induce me to unfold to any human being..."
So begins Mr. Darcy to lay before Elizabeth his faithful narrative of Mr. Wickham's villainy toward his sister, Georgiana. The facts he sets out are brief but potent. They contain a story unto themselves, and that story is the subject of this book.
Taking its facts from Austen’s own words, Follies Past opens almost a year before the opening of Pride and Prejudice itself, at Pemberley, at Christmas. Fourteen-year-old Georgiana has just been taken from school and is preparing to transfer to London in the spring. It follows Georgiana to London, to Ramsgate and into the arms of the charming and infamous Mr. Wickham.
To read this book is to step back into the charming world of Jane Austen’s England, to pass a few more hours with some of her beloved characters, sympathetically portrayed as they might have been before ever they came to Netherfield, and to discover a host of new characters each with engaging histories of their own. Authentic in its use of language and meticulously researched, it is a truly diverting entertainment.

My Review:
As a fan of Pride & Prejudice i really liked this book. I loved that I got to read about Georgiana and her past. I also got to read about Mr Wickham and why he was the way he was. My favorite part was how I got to read more about Mr Darcy and why he was so strict. The author's work and Jane Austen's could be interchanged because the writing and dialog are perfect matches. I am giving this book a 5/5. I was given a copy to review, however all opinions are my own.