I just got through watching the 1995 film version of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. It was on HBO while I was dabbing here and there with mechanisms I needed to know. It slipped my mind how much I enjoy this movie and it has been ages since I last read the book. Jane Austen books/stories sure have a way of making me fall for them, hook, line and sinker.
The pivotal scene when Marianne Dashwood slips and twists her ankle and becomes utterly enamored by the handsome, young and dashing John Willoughby who rescues her. Although her affections are precipitated by Willoughby, it is sad that he turns out to be the villain we love and hate in the end. Poor Willoughby will always be punished knowing he sacrificed his happiness with his one true love to the passionate, impulsive and high-spirited Marianne for money. Well, times were tough in the regency period if you have no fortune. But the heart is greatly warmed knowing the noble, honorable and older reserved Colonel Brandon can mend Marianne's heart in the end. 
I was thrilled to find out about Willoughby's Return by Jane Odiwe. It would be interesting to find out the events after the marriages of the Dashwood sisters.Here is the description from Amazon to the dramatic sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility:
Three years after the conclusion of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, domestic bliss is not always easy to achieve. Colonel Brandon's responsibilities for Eliza, the daughter of his first love, regularly take him away from home, and Marianne's passionate, jealous nature threatens to rock the foundations of their marriage.
Now Willoughby and his wife have returned to the West Country. When Brandon is called away, Marianne meets Willoughby at a dinner and feels herself once again succumbing to his charm. The more she sees him, the more she's in danger of giving in to her passion. Willoughby has everything to gain in driving a wedge between them. Will Brandon realize in time that his passionate young wife's feelings of neglect may drive her into scandal? Can Marianne find the courage to turn her back on her first love? Or is it too late to save themselves and their marriage?
Three years after the conclusion of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, domestic bliss is not always easy to achieve. Colonel Brandon's responsibilities for Eliza, the daughter of his first love, regularly take him away from home, and Marianne's passionate, jealous nature threatens to rock the foundations of their marriage.
Now Willoughby and his wife have returned to the West Country. When Brandon is called away, Marianne meets Willoughby at a dinner and feels herself once again succumbing to his charm. The more she sees him, the more she's in danger of giving in to her passion. Willoughby has everything to gain in driving a wedge between them. Will Brandon realize in time that his passionate young wife's feelings of neglect may drive her into scandal? Can Marianne find the courage to turn her back on her first love? Or is it too late to save themselves and their marriage?
have you ever read 'pride and prejudice?' it's one of my favorites. i'm reading a parody called, 'pride and prejudice and zombies.' it's great! you should read it!
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