Longbourn, by jo baker, is the tale of servants of longbourn house, the home of the bennet family from jane austens pride and predjudice. People tend to feel strongly about this book, but i didnt really. The first edition of the novel was published in 20, and was written by jo baker. Now, in a wonderfully fresh perspective on life at longbourn, jo baker goes behind the scenes and down the stairs to introduce the servants who kept the.
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I did not like the various elements that seemed to placed into the plot only to make the book longer. Jo baker is a novelist with a gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling. The questions, discussion topics, and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading groups discussion of longbourn, the captivating new novel by jo baker that proves that pride and prejudice was only half the story. Neither a sequel nor a disappointment, its an affecting look at the world of pride and prejudice, but from. The sunday times top ten bestseller a richard and judy bookclub pick utterly engrossing guardian it is washday for th.
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