The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet: A Novel

Summary

There is a great deal that goes into making a video blog.Lizzie Bennet should know, having become a YouTube sensation over the course ofher year-long video diary project. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries chronicled Lizzie’s life as a twenty-four-year-oldgrad student, struggling under a mountain of student loans and living at homewith her two sisters—beautiful Jane and reckless Lydia. What may have startedas her grad student thesis grew into so much more, as the videos came to informand reflect her life and that of her sisters. When rich, handsome Bing Leecomes to town, along with his stuck-up friend William Darcy, things really start to get interesting for the Bennets—and forLizzie’s viewers. Suddenly Lizzie—who always considered herself a fairly normalyoung woman—was a public figure. But not everything happened on-screen. Luckilyfor us, Lizzie kept a secret diary.

The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet provides more character introspection as only abook can, with revelatory details about the Bennet household, includingLizzie’s special relationship with her father, untold stories from Netherfield,Lizzie’s thoughts and fears about life after grad school and becoming aninstant web celebrity.

Written by Bernie Su, the series’ executive producer,co-creator, head writer, and director, along with Kate Rorick, the novelist, TVwriter, and consulting producer on the series, the novel features ajournal-entry format and design, complementing the existing web series, whileincluding plenty of fresh twists to delight fans and new readers alike. The Secret Diary of LizzieBennet expands on the phenomenon thatcaptivated a generation and reimagines the Pride and Prejudice story likeit’s never been done before.