Rachel Baack
Summary: In this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet dreams of one day becoming a barrister. The only problem is that women, while not being explicitly prohibited from arguing in court (within the world of the book), are generally seen as unfit for the job. In pursuit of her seemingly impossible dream, Lizzie sets out to solve a case and prove to her father, who has his own law firm, that she has what it takes to work for him. The case she takes on, however, proves to be more challenging and complicated than she might have hoped: Charles Bingley, owner of Netherfield Shipping Co., has been accused of a murder that has no other suspects, and he has hired as his solicitor Mr. Darcy, who is not exactly keen on having Lizzie consult on the case.
Summary: In this reimagining of Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice, seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Bennet dreams of one day becoming a barrister. The only problem is that women, while not being explicitly prohibited from arguing in court (within the world of the book), are generally seen as unfit for the job. In pursuit of her seemingly impossible dream, Lizzie sets out to solve a case and prove to her father, who has his own law firm, that she has what it takes to work for him. The case she takes on, however, proves to be more challenging and complicated than she might have hoped: Charles Bingley, owner of Netherfield Shipping Co., has been accused of a murder that has no other suspects, and he has hired as his solicitor Mr. Darcy, who is not exactly keen on having Lizzie consult on the case.