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.
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Author: Baker, Jo
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345806970
Details:
Author: Baker, Jo
Brand: Vintage
Color: Grey
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 331
Release Date: 17-06-2014
Part Number: 0345806972
Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches Languages: English
EAN: 9780345806970
