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A magical sequel to Pride and Prejudice.

When the girl who loves books finds a book of magic – anything can happen!

Mary Bennet lives to learn, so she jumps at the chance to visit her sister Jane and catalog the enormous book collection at the Bingleys’ new estate. And…

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1 author picked Mary Bennet and the Bingley Codex as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I feel like this book was written for all the middle sisters out there. Joyce Harmon picks up the story of Mary Bennet after Pride and Prejudice ends.

Mary is a book nerd (majorly identified with that!) and not really interested in the marriage mart. We get to know this often-overlooked sister and how she navigates the expectations of a woman in that time period. And then magic enters the fray.

What I loved about this book is the way Harmon seamlessly wove magic into this classic story-world. If you like historical fantasy and re-tellings of classic tales, this is…

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