Have been kept away by my two latest reads, Mr Darcy takes a wife and The Ruby in the Smoke. Enjoyed the first very much, very compelling, but I think I would have enjoyed it more as a separate story rather than linked to P&P. The second was excellent and I look forward to the next book in the series.

On an unrelated note I had a lady in a shop gushing over The Child today, she said she had never met a child like her, that she was wise beyond her years and a complete angel. The Child really did me proud, she was polite and happily started a conversation with the lady whilst I was debating whether to get spelt or ordinary flour! As we left the shop the lady said 'I want one'. It makes up for all the really unhappy times that we have had together and all the frustrations of the last 3.5 years!