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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - "Fans of Austen...will take particular pleasure" (People) in this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice.
While Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters fuss over balls and husbands, Sarah, their orphaned housemaid, is beginning to chafe against the boundaries of her class. When a new footman arrives at Longbourn under mysterious circumstances, the carefully choreographed world she has known all her life threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Mentioned only fleetingly in Jane Austen's classic, here Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Regency England and, in doing so, uncovers the real world of the novel that has captivated readers' hearts around the world for generations.
While Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters fuss over balls and husbands, Sarah, their orphaned housemaid, is beginning to chafe against the boundaries of her class. When a new footman arrives at Longbourn under mysterious circumstances, the carefully choreographed world she has known all her life threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Mentioned only fleetingly in Jane Austen's classic, here Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Regency England and, in doing so, uncovers the real world of the novel that has captivated readers' hearts around the world for generations.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0345806972
ISBN13:9780345806970
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Vintage
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.63 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.1" x 8.0"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
"downstairs" Longbourn
Published by CSalmon , 1 year ago
As others have mentioned, this looks at the Pride and Prejudice Bennet family from the perspective of their servants. Interesting interweaving of stories.
Not my favorite
Published by KimF. , 2 years ago
Honestly I only got half way through when I decoded to stop reading it. In mu oppinion it became inappropriate and left the "proper romance" section. It was slow moving and hard to stay interested in. I would recommend reading "Evelina" by Frances Burney, North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell or some similar works if you want something to compete with Pride and Prejudice. Pass on this all to modern comparison if it was my oppinion.
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