Jo Baker

A reimagining of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" from the perspectives of its below-stairs servants captures the drama of the Bennet household from the sideline viewpoint of Sarah, an orphaned housemaid.

Longbourn

Melissa Palmer

Book #77 Read in 2013
Longbourn by Jo Baker

This book revolves around the servants, and their points of view, from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Since that is one of my all-time favorite books, this premise intrigued me. Mrs. Hill, Sara and Polly are main characters in this book with Jane, Elizabeth and Darcy taking second stage. Readers could track the plot of Austen's books by what the servants were reacting to or overhearing. This was well written. I enjoyed it. 

I received a copy of this book from the Amazon Vine review program.

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This was so my jam - telling the stories of characters barely mentioned. It’s forever changed how I think about Pride & Prejudice, and I love it for doing that.

Katy Watkins

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Anna Pinto

Great book for Dowton Abbey orphans. Sarah is an amazing character!

Francine Corry

Emilia

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOKCLUB PICK 'Utterly engrossing' Guardian It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah's hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.

Longbourn

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