Kindle
$14.99
Available instantly
Audible Logo Audiobook
$0.00
with membership trial
Hardcover
$10.53
Paperback
$12.89
Buy new:
-36% $12.89
FREE delivery Tuesday, May 21 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon
Sold by: Jorgensen2974
$12.89 with 36 percent savings
List Price: $19.99

The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. Except for books, Amazon will display a List Price if the product was purchased by customers on Amazon or offered by other retailers at or above the List Price in at least the past 90 days. List prices may not necessarily reflect the product's prevailing market price.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Tuesday, May 21 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$12.89 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$12.89
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon
Ships from
Amazon
Sold by
Jorgensen2974
Sold by
Jorgensen2974
Returns
30-day easy returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
30-day easy returns
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$8.19
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery May 30 - June 12 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery May 28 - June 7
$$12.89 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$12.89
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the authors

Elizabeth Aston
+ Follow
Elizabeth Edmondson
+ Follow
See all
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Second Mrs. Darcy: A Novel Paperback – March 6, 2007

by Elizabeth Aston (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 200 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$12.89","priceAmount":12.89,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"12","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"89","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Rp0vjzAMOYNWq8T7GOX26DD1Hth8DiI%2B6PT778Ucvf84KhU6nE0iPkjR%2BISkQB1fm5uaWmpr8HhmSVYYoG%2BQczrKUKIMlAvXsQejNKBo9801Rg4OBJYvOVqJ7mKGM6aHiR6iDlGthM8SkQCypkUPO3IHRt0%2BJHC9OuE2WDms46WaUKBGozOjtAQWWhC3LBgh","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$8.19","priceAmount":8.19,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"8","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"19","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"Rp0vjzAMOYNWq8T7GOX26DD1Hth8DiI%2B%2FadslvtlOvDY1o8lAi%2FToJdm%2BnuOqC6Uep%2F9DFPRxPvGP5c19joy8GLaEqWyHCUbytC26nfhBmIJVorASc9bJ8283kRRlfNkK7b8c%2FGQ%2F4b%2BuC4uRZ%2BeXTHlUOQcfozixxIzBy9RKNPPayS0%2Bqp8iGPI40bWIyMZ","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

The next adventure of the Darcy family from the author of Mr. Darcy's Daughters -- the story of a reluctant heiress who has been left a widow by Darcy's cousin Christopher.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband. So say the friends and family of impoverished widow Octavia Darcy when she unexpectedly inherits a fortune, but she has a different view and looks forward to a new life of independence.

Escaping from the efforts of her half brothers and sisters to marry her off, Octavia goes to Yorkshire to find out more about the family she never knew, and while she is there she meets and crosses swords with landowner and politician Sholto Rutherford.

When she returns to London to share a house with the dashing Lady Susan, Octavia, now secure in her new life, becomes caught up in the romantic problems of her niece. Then, the shadow of George Warren, the old nemesis of the Darcy family, falls over her, and she is threatened with the loss of both inheritance and reputation.
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Book 4 of 6
    Darcy series
  2. Print length
    300 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Touchstone
  5. Publication date
    March 6, 2007
  6. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.8 x 8 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0743297296
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0743297295
  9. See all details
Next page
Amazon First Reads | Editors' picks at exclusive prices

Frequently bought together

The Second Mrs. Darcy: A Novel
$12.89
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 21
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by Jorgensen2974 and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
+
The True Darcy Spirit: A Novel
$13.24
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 21
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by the_meadows_store and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
+
The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy: A Novel
$14.41
Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 21
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Aston's latest novel (after The True Darcy Spirit) focuses on another woman in the tradition of Elizabeth Bennet, Octavia Melbury. Tall and outspoken, Octavia fails to find a husband in London and is dispatched to India, where she is to live with relatives. There, she marries Capt. Christopher Darcy, but their happy union is cut short when he dies from an insect bite. Christopher's spiteful cousin, George Warren, nabs the estate and leaves Octavia with a pittance. However, a surprise and sizable inheritance comes Octavia's way, and she travels back to England, where she keeps mum about her newfound fortune while her conniving half-sister Theodosia schemes to marry her off. Octavia takes a shine to her smart, headstrong niece, Penelope, who, in turn, fancies a man of lower stature than her mother will accept. Not so for Octavia, whose rocky repartee with Lord Sholto Rutherford matures, inevitably, into love. Meanwhile, George realizes Christopher's inheritance isn't as large as he had thought and plots to steal Octavia's fortune. Aston's villains may be one-note wicked, but the lengths to which their puerile greed sends them make for good reading. Fans of the series will enjoy this chronicle of reversals of fortune. (Mar.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

About the Author

Elizabeth Aston is a passionate Jane Austen fan who studied with Austen biographer Lord David Cecil at Oxford. The author of several novels, including Mr. Darcy’s Daughters and Mr. Darcy’s Dream, she lives in England and Italy.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Touchstone; First Edition (March 6, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743297296
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743297295
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.8 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 200 ratings

About the authors

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Previous page
  1. Elizabeth Edmondson

    Elizabeth Edmondson

    Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
    Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

    I write what I like to call Vintage Mysteries, since they're set in the nineteen-thirties, forties and fifties.

    They're stories of love and marriage, families and friendship, in which the loyalties, feuds, secrets and betrayals of the past cast long shadows into the present.

    I'm fascinated by characters who are quirky, mysterious, funny, unexpected and interesting and I want readers to share, as I do, in their joys and sorrows.

    With dramatic and glamorous settings from icy lakes to Italian villas, from wintry Budapest to fashionable France, from Cornwall to the Lake District, the landscapes are as powerful as the stories are complex.

    The tense realities of life mingle with supernatural elements : ghosts, prophetic dreams and voices from the past, but fun and humour also dance in and out of the light and darkness of the stories.

    My aim is to enthral, delight and amuse readers as they are transported to a different era.

    A review posted by a reader said my books take you out of the daily world and make the impossible seem possible--that's just what I want to do.

    I also write as Elizabeth Aston, and if you enjoyed VILLA IN ITALY, you might also enjoy VOLCANIC AIRS, which is set on an idyllic Sicilian island. It's one of the books in my Mountjoy series, so please visit my other author page and check out those books.

    A few biographical details: I was born in Chile, have lived in India and Italy and now live in Oxford, where I went to university--and where I've recently taken up bell-ringing.

    See more on the author's page
  2. Elizabeth Aston

    Elizabeth Aston

    Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
    Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

    I was born in Chile to an impeccably English father and a distinctly un-English Argentine mother. Educated by Benedictine nuns in Calcutta, Fabians in London, and Inklings at Oxford University, I'm now back in Oxford after spending several years in Italy.

    My books include the bestselling Darcy series - six romantic comedies and a novella set in the world of Jane Austen, and a contemporary novel, Writing Jane Austen. These were inspired by my love of Jane Austen - her heroes, her heroines and her wicked sense of humour.

    My Mountjoy novels depict the unholy, unquiet, and frequently unseemly goings-on of the Mountjoys of Mountjoy castle and their circle of friends and family, enhanced with a touch of magic and enchantment–I've always been fascinated by what lies just beyond our sight.

    See more on the author's page
Next page

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
200 global ratings
Note on Writing
3 Stars
Note on Writing
I get distracted by flaws in the writing, I just wish this book had had a better editor. Many small things like words repeating and potentially better sentence structure and too-modern phrases. But the intent was good.
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

dee
5.0 out of 5 stars MS ASTONS BEST SO FAR
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2008
Verified Purchase
I have read all of the "Darcy" novels, and this being the best so far. I think the farther away from Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam we get the more believable the characters are.I had a hard time in the earlier books accepting that Elizabeth Darcy would leave her daughters at such a critical time as thier coming out, to someone elses oversite esp. in respect to facing complete ruin due to her own sisters behavior at that age. I also would think that Elizabeth would have more insight into her own daughters temperments and would have been a better correspondent...suspending that, the earlier books were pleasant, but not nearly as good as the "Second Mrs Darcy". Even if you have not read any of the sequels, this book is completely enjoyable.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
ArkansasAustenFan
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story about a strong lady in the Darcy future that is worth knowing...reminds me of Lizzy...Very good author
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2015
Verified Purchase
Octavia Darcy is a delightful character of strength and grace who returns from India as a recent widow and decides that with her new fortune she need not marry and subject herself to the control of another husband. I love the fact that she does not shy away from placing her own political "man" in Parliament to better service the interest of her tenants and her estate. No only does she attract the attention of a "George Wickham" look alike snake, but she also seems to be on the mind of a very influential Lord of the Realm.

I like the friends she develops and her companion, however, I would have liked a little more "story" at the end. It seemed to end abruptly. We can use our own imaginations to develop where the story should go, but it would have been nice for the author to tie it up with a nice bow for us.

I do not shy away from novels that are based on characters other than those Jane developed in P&P. We know that the family grew and there were many stories to come from the Darcy clan. I suggest the readers start with the Darcy Daughters and move down the list to this novel, though is is not required. A lot of the characters in this story will be easier to trace back to our Darcy family in the earlier books.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
A. Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good read
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2018
Verified Purchase
A good romp through the landscape brought to us in the prior books. Love how Herfortshire is woven in. The characters are what make the book great fun to read.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
ajuney
4.0 out of 5 stars New , unused??
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
Verified Purchase
Thought I was buying a new, unused book. This copy looks slightly used. Do no plan to return, but beware.
Helpful
 Report
lia griffin
5.0 out of 5 stars Mrs. Darcy
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2019
Verified Purchase
Lots of twists and turns in this book. A good read
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
jD
3.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant Read
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2008
Verified Purchase
A nice heroine, a pleasant read, not humorous, a couple of genuinely nasty characters. It would be unreasonable to expect the author to be a genius, which Jane Austen, of course, was. Plus, it's impossible for a 20th-century author to be able to have a 19th century consciousness, the world and the general consciousness having changed too much since then, especially in regard to woman's changed role in society, and religion and its place in daily life. One can only attempt to understand and reproduce it to a small degree. To some extent the author succeeds in doing this.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Colleen Egan
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2014
Verified Purchase
Lovely light comfortable read, one to go back to every so often.
A definite to have on the library shelf for rereading on a quiet rainy afternoon
Helpful
 Report
Leonna Burns
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2008
Verified Purchase
I was at first disappointed in this book to see that our beloved characters from 'Pride & Prejudice' were not part of the story. However, as I continued to read I was extremely pleased at the new story line and the new characters. I felt like it took too long to implement Lord Rutherford into the book, nearly 1/2 the book later.

Octavia Darcy was the wife of Fitzwilliam Darcy's long lost cousin. After his dicease, Octavia remained in India until called home to see about an inheritance from a never before known relative, leaving her very wealthy. Her 1/2 sisters and brother cannot stand her and never could.

Octavia is in the same mold as Elizabeth Bennet/Darcy, where personalities are concerned. She is witty, brave, and opposed to stuffy, think too highly of themselves, snobs.

She draws attention to herself when she takes charge of a library rescue operation that is in flames. by Lord Rutherford. It does not go well, but they are destined to meet time and time again, until finally they end up at the same place for an extened period of time.

There are new characters, fairly well untroduced with stories of their own. You will learn to like these people, and want to know more of them.

A cousin of Mrs. Darcy's late husband comes along and tries to claim her inheritance by fraud, but Lord Rutherford comes to the rescue.

This was a wonderful story! Clean! Well written. And I highly recommend it.
4 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Ron
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2019
Verified Purchase
Good story. The writer has the genre to a tea
Report
Mel williams
4.0 out of 5 stars sweet!
Reviewed in Australia on August 20, 2023
Verified Purchase
I don’t read period romances often; they’re too slow for me. But this was a sweet, slow burn romance with some fun name drops around.
Report
R. Anne Marie
5.0 out of 5 stars que du bonheur
Reviewed in France on October 15, 2009
Verified Purchase
Que du bonheur avec une héroïne de la famille "Darcy", qui traverse des épreuves et des tracas avec courage ! les traîtres , les rebondissements les dénouements inattendus, c"est très agréable à lire . les personnages sont attachants et on accompagne l'héroïne jusqu'à la fin!! Très facile à lire, en anglais!
Report
bedelia
4.0 out of 5 stars A bit dull
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2016
Verified Purchase
I liked the book but ultimately it was rather disappointing. I'm sorry that Eliz Aston has gone and we wont be getting any more books because I enjoyed 2 of her "Darcy" books very much. She seemed to have a way of following on from Pride and Prejudice but not using Austen too much, or writing awful nonsense that would make Jane turn in hr grave. But this Second Mrs Darcy was dull... It didn't seem to have any real plot, and what there was, was all resolved rather quickly. The hero and heroine hardly seemed to interact or care for each other that much. It wasn't funny or witty like Georgette heyer...
Report
Lesley Edmondson
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2016
Verified Purchase
Again a great book.
Report