Questions for jo baker, author of longbourn jo bakers longbourn retells the events of pride and prejudice from the point of view of the servants. Buy a discounted paperback of longbourn online from australias leading online. Jo baker is a novelist with a gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling. Syrie james is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novels the missing manuscript of jane austen, the lost memoirs of jane austen, the secret diaries of charlotte bronte, dracula my love, forbidden, nocturne, songbird, and propositions.
Jo bakers novel is the story of the servants who washed the bennet girls linen, soothed mrs bennet when she was distressed, indulged mr bennet when they were obliged to indulge him and all the time carried on with their own unregarded lives. It started off a bit slow, but about one third of the way through the book it got really interesting. She wrote books such as the picture book and offcomer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jane austens pride and prejudice below stairs the story of.
Jo baker s novel is the story of the servants who washed the bennet girls linen, soothed mrs bennet when she was distressed, indulged mr bennet when they were obliged to indulge him and all the time carried on with their own unregarded lives. Longbourn and millions of other books are available for instant access. Jo baker was being interviewed about her new novel longbourn. Discover book depository s huge selection of jo baker books online. She lives in lancaster with her husband, the playwright daragh carville, and their two children. Jane austens pride and prejudice below stairs the story of romance, intrigue, and drama among the servants of the bennet household.
Jul 26, 20 explore rosejohnstons board to curl up with. Pride and prejudice has been read and reread by enchanted readers since its publication in 18. Jo baker tells a very inventive story in an entertaining way. Jo baker is the author of six novels, most recently longbourn and a country road, a tree.
See more ideas about worth reading, love book, books australia. Jo bakers grandmother and greataunts were domestic servants, so she has always been alert to the presence of maids and footmen in literature. T heres dirty laundry and chilblains on the first page of longbourn, sweat and blood on the second. At work one morning i got very excited listening to an interview on australian abc radio. Longbourn, jo baker shop online for books in australia. The expected delivery time period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method. Longbourn is due to be made into a film produced by focus features. Longbourn is a profound exploration of injustice, of poverty and dependence, of loyalty. Longbourn is the house in which jane austen set pride and prejudice.
Jo baker, retelling pride and prejudice from the servants perspective, has no interest in. Longbourn by jo baker, 9780804171618, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jo baker s retelling of pride and prejudice from the servants perspective will please austen fans and novices alike, writes lucy scholes. Jo baker was educated at oxford and the queens university, belfast. Baker has written an intoxicating love story but, also like austen, the pleasure of her novel lies in its wit and fierce intelligence. Longbourn by jo baker, 9780552779517, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
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