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Fiction

Mary Bennet by Jennifer Paynter

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June 2012, no. 342

Mary Bennet by Jennifer Paynter

Viking, $29.95 pb, 342 pp, 9780670075706

Fiction

Mary Bennet by Jennifer Paynter

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June 2012, no. 342

This début novel by Sydney playwright Jennifer Paynter is a skilful retelling of Pride and Prejudice, narrated by Mary Bennet, the forgotten middle sister. Mary’s character is true to Austen’s original conception. She is bookish, plain, and unloved, although romance soon appears on the horizon in this version of events.

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Carol Middleton

Carol Middleton is a journalist, arts critic and author, based in Melbourne. Her short story awards include second place in The Age competition 2010. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in the anthologies Melbourne Subjective, Ink3 and Vine Leaves Literary Journal. She is working on a memoir in essays.

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