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Downstairs at Longbourn: The Bennet Sisters Through the Eyes of the Help
…their servants. From personal habits to social interactions, servants—like Longbourn’s housemaid Sarah—provide astute observations, adding color and texture to the familiar story. Read on for a sampling of Sarah’s eye-opening assessments of the Bennet sisters and their different approaches in the matters of men and courtship. These snippets from the book can serve as a jumping-off point for a discussion of Longbourn’s characters—both upstairs and…
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Media Center: ‘Longbourn’ by Jo Baker
…Pride and Prejudice exquisitely reimagined. “Avid Jane Austen readers know Longbourn as the family home of the Bennets in Pride and Prejudice, where five unmarried daughters in search of husbands with fortunes and their put-upon parents reside. This, however, is not their story. “The novel takes place beneath the staircase, where the servants prepare the meals, wait tables, scrub mud off boots and petticoats, drive the carriages, and otherwise cat…
Read more ›New Novel Re-tells 'Pride and Prejudice' From Servants' Perspective
…the point of view of the servants at the Bennet family estate. The novel, LONGBOURN by Jo Baker, was acquired in a series of pre-empts and will be published this fall by Transworld in the UK; Alfred A. Knopf in the U.S.; and Random House in Canada. Film rights were snapped up by Random House Studio and Focus Features, and translation rights have already been sold in Spain, Italy, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Brazil, France, and Sweden. LONGBOURN wil…
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7 Unforgettable Mother/Child Relationships in Literature
…o 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’ hear…
Read more ›…on how the modern Middle East was formed. Read an excerpt | Buy your copy Longbourn by Jo Baker New York Times Notable Book “Brilliant on every level.”—USA Today The servants take center stage 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 arri…
Read more ›7 Modern Rewritings of Literary Classics That Are Perfect for Reading Groups
…the likes of William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Virginia Woolf. Enjoy! Longbourn by Jo Baker (Pride and Prejudice) Move over, Elizabeth Bennet! The servants take center stage in Jo Baker’s Longbourn, now in paperback from Vintage, an irresistibly imagined below stairs answer to Pride and Prejudice. While Elizabeth and her sisters fuss over balls and husbands, Sarah, their orphaned housemaid, is beginning to chafe against the boundaries of her…
Read more ›Knopf Doubleday at Book Expo America 2013
…brary Marketing & Library Journal Breakfast, featuring Jo Baker, author of Longbourn (read an excerpt and a Q&A with the author), 7:30 AM in the Louis L’Amour Room at Random House, 1745 Broadway. Dennis McFarland signing ARCs of Nostalgia (read an excerpt and a Q&A with the author), noon–1:00 PM at Table 1. Jonathan Lethem signing ARCs of Dissident Gardens, 1:30–2:30 PM at Table 2. Read an excerpt from Dissident Gardens on Scribd. Chuck Palahniuk…
Read more ›John Banville Continues a Beloved Classic in Mrs. Osmond
…ing but cruel husband. Perfect for readers who loved books like Jo Baker’s Longbourn or P.D. James’ Death Comes to Pemberley, Mrs. Osmond follows the original storyline to a certain point before taking off in directions that would have thrilled Henry James himself. For those of us who haven’t read The Portrait of a Lady since high school, we’ve put together a brief guide that should get you and your reading group up to speed on James’ beloved nove…
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