'Usually, we encounter Mrs Bennet from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen when we ourselves are teens, perhaps a bit younger than the author when she wrote the novel. We empathise with the daughters, snigger at the mother and side with the father. Were we to re-encounter Mrs Bennet, perhaps when we are of the same age (around forty-one, coincidently the same age as the author when she died), maybe with our own daughters, we would probably view Mrs Bennet with different eyes. It is through those matured, life-experienced eyes that Mrs Bennet’s story is presented. The Pride and Prejudice storyline is maintained as much as possible, with some liberties. Mrs Bennet's story continues past Jane and Elizabeth's weddings. It addresses her situation now her daughters’ futures are settled. There is the introduction of an old beau, an exploration of her co-dependency with her servants, her relationship with her husband and her fear for her prospects should he die before her, and the vexation of providing the male heir.' (Publication summary)
