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A los veintidós, Veronique Vincent desfila por las pasarelas de todo el mundo. Entre la semana de la moda de París y una sesión fotográfica en Tokio, tiene la oportunidad de hacer un pequeño descanso, pero su vida da un giro a causa de una trágica explosión en el aeropuerto de Bruselas. En el hospital, Veronique descubre que el atentado le ha arrebatado a las dos personas que más amaba y que, además, las heridas han cambiado para siempre su apariencia. Es entonces cuando el testamento de su madre y una carta inesperada le ofrecen oportunidades que nunca creyó posibles. Poco a poco, forja nuevos vínculos y revisita los antiguos, encuentra paz en ayudar a los demás y redefine lo que es realmente la belleza.

Generations of readers have fallen in love with Jane Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. The sparkling Elizabeth Bennet, the taciturn Fitzwilliam Darcy, and an array of characters that range from irrepressible to almost irredeemable, move through this comedy of manners about the danger of first impressions. Set in a provincial world away from London, Austen’s novel pokes fun at the machinations of courtship rituals while celebrating the importance of friendship and sisterhood.

Jane Austen began writing Pride and Prejudice when she was just twenty years old, though it would not be published until seventeen years later, in 1813. Widely regarded as one of the first romantic comedies in literary history, the novel’s entanglements and misunderstandings are deftly interwoven with a sharp, ironic critique of English society. Mrs Bennet is determined to secure a prosperous future for her five daughters through advantageous marriages. Her second-eldest, Elizabeth, is just as resolute that Fitzwilliam Darcy – the most arrogant, self-important man she has ever met – will not be one of her suitors. Darcy, in turn, considers Elizabeth an unfit match due to her lower social standing and limited connections. Yet the heart seldom obeys reason, and both are forced to examine their own prejudices in the pursuit of true love.