 It was followed by "The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy", released in 2004.In a review of the novel, "Publishers Weekly" opines that it "reads more like a beach book for historical fiction fans than a literary homage to Austen's masterpiece," and feels the daughters were predictably written.The reviewer also critiques Aston for having little success at imitating Austen's style, believing the novel's prose to be "stilted and anachronistic".