Longbourn [Paperback]

ANew York Times Book Review Notable Book, aSeattle TimesBest Title, aChristian Science MonitorBest Fiction Book, aMiami HeraldFavorite Book, and aKirkusBest Book of the Year

The servants take center stage in this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer toPride 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.

A Best Book of the Year Selection:New York Times100 Notable,Seattle Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Kirkus Reviews
 
“Rich, engrossing, and filled with fascinating observations. . . . If you are a Jane Austen fan . . . you will devour Jo Baker’s ingeniousLongbourn.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine

“Original and charming, even gripping, in its own right.”
—The New York Times Book Review

“Masterful.”
—TheMiami Herald

“A witty, richly detailed re-imagining. . . . Fans of Austen andDownton Abbeywill take particular pleasure inLongbourn, but any reader with a taste for well-researched historical fiction will delight in Baker’s involving, informative tale.”
—People

“A bold novel, subversive in ways that prove surprising, and brilliant on every level.”
—USA Today

“Delightful.” l“2