Second Impressions: A novel in two volumes by Ava Farmer. Published by Chawton House Press 2011. Signed 1st edition.About the book:Written in the idiom of Jane Austen\'s time, this sequel to Pride and Prejudice tells the story of the Darcy family, their friends, and their relations in the 10 years since the day Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. Drawing its history from the novels, maps, and other volumes comprising the Chawton House Library at the Center for the Study of Early English Women\'s Writing, the novel explores questions of the characters\' potential lives beyond the close of the original masterpiece. With the Great French War over and peace come at last, what does England look like in the late Regency? And is there a place for Austen\'s heroes and heroines in an England greatly changed by industrialization, with a new elite of fortunes made in trade and reformist politics? (Publishers Information).This first edition book, which is signed with a dedication by the author is in a Very Good condition. The dust jacket has minor scuffing and minimal wear to the spine tips.The blue cloth covers are unmarked and the internals of the book are clean and tight.There is a small blue stain to the top of the closed page block near to the spine which has not bled into the pages.Size 235 x 160 mm wide, 206 pages.