Publisher's Synopsis
As Meryton burns, a new character is forged and refined. Love ignites in the fiery ashes and smolders until the couple can be reunited.
Mary Bennet spent her life fighting to be herself. If only she knew what that was. For years, trying to be exceptional, she buried her nose in the fusty musings of Fordyce's Sermons to Young Women. With Jane and Elizabeth wed and gone, Mary must find her way as Longbourn's eldest daughter. A young woman of deep faith and inquisitive mind waits to unfurl her wings. Even as Miss Bennet overcomes her troubled adolescence, a mysterious man appears on the night of a great calamity. His secret-and her love-grows from a magical cabinet-the Bennet Wardrobe! About the Wardrobe Series: The Wardrobe sends Bennets on time travels where they can learn what they must. Explore how the Bennet sisters' love stories echo through time in all eight books. Some doors open to cloaks and bonnets, others to unknown futures.This full-length novel contains a few scenes of physical and sexual violence.Laraba Kendig, author of 'The Longbourn Inheritance' says of The Keeper:
A delightful journey through time as Mary Bennet, the 'plain' sister from Jane Austen's immortal 'Pride and Prejudice, ' is made Keeper of a magical wardrobe. A powerful read. Readers rank The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey Five Stars Rita blogs in "From Pemberley to Milton"
The Keeper: Mary Bennet's Extraordinary Journey is a captivating novel which is so different from anything ever written in the genre, that it occupied a place that was unexplored until this moment. I hope this is a trend that came to stay because it is indeed compelling, fresh and stimulating. I highly recommend this book to readers who want something a little different than usual and that will stimulate them as readers. This is not the average JAFF book, and the author was able to think outside of the box, so if you're looking for something that differs from the regular boring plot while following the entire Bennet family's story, this is the book for you. LisaMarie 137 writes of The Keeper: Mary was a character I felt had been mostly skipped over or mocked in P&P, so the idea of her getting her own story was intriguing. To have her get such an adventure was even better! Once the story got past the world establishment, it just keeps moving constantly. It was a story I just couldn't stop until I had finished it! Looking forward to more in the series! A Careful Reader comments about Volume One of the Wardrobe Series: I absolutely love all of Don Jacobson's books. He combines excellent narrative skills and description with interesting speculative fiction. As a historian, he adds wonderful historical detail. Also an exciting narrative. Looking forward to more titles.
