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. Jo baker writes utterly convincingly about the lives of servants labouring in the longbourn of austens pride and prejudice. My sisters keeper by jodi picoult, available at book depository with free. Longbourn house versione italiana by jo baker nook book. If you are a jane austen fan with a pronounced predilection for pride and prejudiceif rereading it is like wearing your softest, warmest cashmere sweater. Jo bakers retelling of pride and prejudice from the servants perspective will please austen fans and novices alike, writes lucy scholes. Jan 15, 2014 who were the ghostly figures that kept both the storyline and the bennet household going behind the scenes. She lives in lancaster with her husband, the playwright daragh carville, and their two children. If longbourn is received as a delicious concoction of pride and prejudice meets downton abbey, then, for commercial reasons, no one will feel sorry for jo baker, but for artistic ones, she will have been treated unfairly. I emailed the book depository to check their policy and here is their reply. Longbourn by jo baker an engrossing recentred telling of pride and prejudice from the servants point of view. She is the author of the undertow and of three earlier novels published in the united kingdom. I remain amazed at bakers ability to change genres, voices, time periods and style.
The last of the soviets by svetlana alexievich, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Longbourn by jo baker, 9780552779517, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. This new book, whose title will certainly catch the attention of any janeite, has garnered quite a bit of press since its publication was announced last january. December 24, 20 books books december 20 fiction historical fiction. Jo baker was born in lancashire, england, and educated at oxford university and queens university belfast.
Pride and prejudice was only half the story if elizabeth bennet ha. Double your chances to win one of six 6 copies of jo bakers new novel by leaving a comment stating what intrigues you about the premise or characters in his novel in both posts. Longbourn is due to be made into a film produced by focus features. Large print by jo baker, 9780804121149, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. But longbourn really began to take shape when i got snagged on the line the very shoeroses for netherfield were got by proxy. Oct 08, 20 jo baker was born in lancashire, england, and educated at oxford university and queens university belfast. Oct 08, 20 i am very pleased to welcome author jo baker to austenprose today in celebration of her us release day of longbourn.
Im thinking of moving it up to favourite of all time status. Knopf this new book, whose title will certainly catch the attention of any janeite, has garnered quite a bit of press since its publication was announced last january, including a handsome film deal with focus features universal pictures who. As a jane austen spin off set from a servants point of view, longbourn attempts to tell the story of pride and prejudice from a completely new angle. Apparently you should be able to read the two books side by side and track the servants come into one book and out of the other. Hiwhen ordering goods from the book depository for delivery overseas, you may be subject to import duties and taxes that are levied once the package reaches your. Jo bakers thoroughly researched description of the servants toil expands the tiny piece of ivory that jane austen worked on by showing. Longbourn jo baker the martian andy weir burial rites hannah kent. I am very pleased to welcome author jo baker to austenprose today in celebration of her us release day of longbourn. Her second book, the mermaids child, was published in august 2004. Her first novel, offcomer, was published by william heinemann in 2002. Sort title title genre genre date oldest date newest the body lies. The expected delivery time period after the order has been dispatched via your chosen delivery method. She wrote books such as the picture book and offcomer.
Scopri longbourn house di baker, jo, boringhieri, g spedizione gratuita per i clienti prime e per ordini a partire da 29 spediti da amazon. Dec 16, 20 what a clever, almost mischievous book this is. She has also written for bbc radio 4, and her short stories have been included in a number of anthologies. Jo baker gives us the story from the servants perspectives and pulls off the seemingly impossible. Housemaid sarah often dreams of a life outside of servitude or of some kind of interesting change until. I really like ofarrell but this new one, which i ordered thru book depository because i couldnt wait for u. Editions of longbourn by jo baker goodreads share book. Having loved two of jo bakers earlier novels, longbourn, pride and prejudice from the point of view of the servants in the bennet household, and a country road, a tree, a fictionalized account of samuel becketts years during wwii, i had no idea what to expect.
Anyway, this book provides more real pleasure to be read in itself than as a game of. 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. Dec 24, 20 what a clever, almost mischievous book this is. Jo baker is the author of six novels, most recently longbourn and a country road, a tree. Spinoffs and sequels to pride and prejudice are a dime a dozen, so it takes something quite extraordinary to make readers take note. Longbourn, by jo baker, is the tale of servants of longbourn house, the home of the bennet family from jane austens pride and predjudice. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Abc of canada by kim bellefontaine, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Coming out today in the uk from orion books, you can buy your copy of talina in the tower at the book depository. Read free book excerpt from longbourn by jo baker, page 2 of 2. Longbourn is the house in which jane austen set pride and prejudice. Oct 16, 20 our celebration of longbourn continues from the october 8th, launch party. Jo baker is a novelist with a gift for intimate and atmospheric storytelling.
Jo baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of jane austens classicinto the often overlooked domain of the stern housekeeper and the starryeyed kitchen maid, into the gritty daily particulars faced by the lower classes in regency england during the napoleonic warsand, in doing so, creates a vivid, fascinating, fully realized world. A dark, thrilling new novel from the bestselling author of longbourn. Oct 10, 20 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. Baker is a real and very fine writer, and longbourn stands on its own as an engrossing, intelligent historical novel. 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. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers in honour of the big event, weve chosen five alphabet books which take us on a colourful tour through canada, from a to zed. Its the week before the ball, the weather is far too bad for the bennet girls to. Htd canada titanic movie poster 27 x 40 titanic is a 1997 american epic. Longbourn, by jo baker take a jane austen classic and skew it through the eyes. The answer comes in the form of british novelist jo bakers newest offering, longbourn, which, perhaps not surprisingly, has already been optioned for film. Longbourn, by jo baker take a jane austen classic and skew it through.
This novel begins on washing day, when a maid at the bennett house, sarah, bemoans the fact that lizzie bennet likes to go for muddy walks in the fields as sarah is left scrubbing her petticoats. The telling was published in 2010 and the undertow was published in 2011. Longbourn, by jo baker published by vintage canada, october 20. Discover book depository s huge selection of jo baker books online. Pride and prejudice was only half the story if elizabeth bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, sarah often thought, shed most likely be a sight more. Jo baker, retelling pride and prejudice from the servants perspective, has no interest in period prettiness. Our celebration of longbourn continues from the october 8th, launch party.
That is the premise of jo bakers engrossing novel longbourn, which takes jane austens famous work, turns it upside down, and shakes out a fully realized and utterly convincing tale of life and romance among the servants. See more ideas about books to read, good books and books. The book offers an unflinching look at the unpleasant physical realities of life in the early nineteenth century, from chilblains and lice to hauling water on freezing mornings, polishing floors, scrubbing foodencrusted dishes, laundering filthy clothing, washing rags soaked with menstrual blood, and even. I started to see a whole other life going on below the surface of the book. Jan 02, 2014 longbourn is the house in which jane austen set pride and prejudice. Jo baker was educated at oxford and the queens university, belfast. Housemaid sarah often dreams of a life outside of servitude or of some kind of interesting change until mysterious new footman james smith arrives. She lives in lancaster, england, with her husband, the playwright and screenwriter daragh carville, and their two children. Jo baker writes utterly convincingly about the lives of servants labouring in the. Longbourn house versione italiana by jo baker nook. Jo baker has also written for bbc radio 4, and her short stories have been included in a number of anthologies.