Longbourn

Reviews / Votes

A reimagining of Pride and Prejudice from the point of view of the servants . . . A joy * Guardian * A genuinely fresh perspective on the tale of the Bennet household . . . Baker confronts the darker elements of eighteenth century life . . . The result is engrossing - and a lot of fun * Sunday Times * A really special book, and not only because its author writes like an angel * Daily Mail * Delightfully audacious . . . a work that's both original and charming, even gripping * New York Times Book Review * Intoxicating . . . A joy in its own right, a novel that contrives both to provoke the intellect and, ultimately, to stop the heart * Guardian * To twist something so familiar into something quite fresh is impressive . . . Baker takes ownership of this world without mimicking Austen's style, asserting instead her own distinctive voice . . . An engrossing tale we neither know nor expect * Sunday Telegraph * An Austen lover has the satisfaction of matching the novel chapter for chapter * Observer * Just enough Darcy to delight, as well as being a fascinating insight into the harsh working conditions of life in a grand house two hundred years ago * Good Housekeeping * Jo Baker takes the reader on a journey back to a version of Regency England that is as much about poverty and war as social comedy and romance * Metro * This clever glimpse of Austen's universe clouded by washday steam is so compelling it leaves you wanting to read the next chapter in the lives below stairs * Daily Express *