Almost Persuaded, P. O. Dixon
Almost Persuaded, P. O. Dixon
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Almost Persuaded
Miss Mary King

Author: P. O. Dixon

Narrator: Pearl Hewitt

Unabridged: 1 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/13/2015

Synopsis

“Do not be in a hurry, the right man will come at last.” ~ Jane AustenFrom the moment she first saw him, Mary King was attracted to George Wickham. He was good-looking and charming, and he seemed to her like the perfect gentleman. She longed for him to notice her, but he never seemed to even see her. Things change, though, when Mary suddenly inherits a fortune of ten thousand pounds. Suddenly George is interested in her, but is he really after her money? In this engaging coming-of-age story, Mary will have to learn whether to trust her heart or her head.
What listeners have said about Almost Persuaded"Miss King is an underappreciated minor character in Miss Austen’s book, but here in P.O.Dixon’s story, it is she who is the lead.""I really liked this tale. Mary is very sweet and naïve, and Wickham is as dastardly and exploitative as we all expect him to be. The narration, as with all of Pam Dixon's works, was excellently done as usual by the lovely Pearl Hewitt.""Fun to listen to a side story play out."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceri on October 20, 2013

In Pride and Prejudice, while Wickham is in Meryton, Miss Mary King inherits £10,000 due to the death of her grandfather and Wickham tries to court her. Mrs Gardiner opines that it is indelicate in him to be attempting to court her so soon after the event, and that Miss King is either deficient in s......more

Goodreads review by Blodeuedd on May 09, 2015

It was kind of meh at times. Or maybe it was just me not caring about Mary King. That freckled thing from Pride and prejudice you know. That girl who becomes an heiress. That girl Wickham suddenly wants to marry. Oh Mary you really was a fool, suddenly he is all over you when you have 10 000. Aye, yo......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on March 13, 2015

It is a well written novella about a relationship that had only a brief mention in Pride and Prejudice. Wickham's decampment from Elizabeth Bennet to Mary King, upon her receiving her inheritance. Ms. Dixon fills in what ensues up until Miss King is sent to her uncle's. We see how Wickham tries to c......more

Goodreads review by KRISTEN LAWRENCE on January 25, 2015

Had potential I was not a fan of this one. I did finish it, but the story really fell flat with me. Did not care about the heroine. And found the almost sex scene gratuitous and ridiculous.......more

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