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PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100385351232
ISBN-139780385351232
eBay Product ID (ePID)166322998
Product Key Features
Book TitleLongbourn
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Family Life, Romance / Historical / Regency, Literary, Historical
Publication Year2013
GenreFiction
AuthorJo Baker
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight21.8 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Captivating and delicious. A brilliantly imagined and lovingly told story about the wide world beyond the margins and outside the parlors of Pride and Prejudice ." -Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements, "Captivating and delicious. A brilliantly imagined and lovingly told story about the wide world beyond the margins and outside the parlors of Pride and Prejudice ." --Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements, "A triumph: a splendid tribute to Austen's original but, more importantly, a joy in its own right, a novel that contrives both to provoke the intellect and, ultimately, to stop the heart . . . Like Austen, Baker has written an intoxicating love story but, also like Austen, the pleasure of her novel lies in its wit and fierce intelligence . . . Baker not only creates a richly imagined story of her own but recasts Austen's novel in a startlingly fresh light . . . Inspired." -- The Guardian "A must-read for fans of Austen, this literary tribute also stands on its own as a captivating love story . . . Baker takes many surprising risks in developing the relationships between the servants and the Bennets, but the end result steers clear of gimmick and flourishes as a respectful and moving retelling." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Captivating . . . A brilliantly imagined and lovingly told story about the wide world beyond the margins and outside the parlors of Pride and Prejudice ." --Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements "Irresistible . . . Sequels and prequels rarely add to the original, but Baker's simple yet inspired reimagining does. It has best-seller stamped all over it." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Who washes Elizabeth Bennet's dirty petticoats? Jo Baker not only poses the question, but uses it superbly to rework a familiar tale . . . All done with the lightest of touches by a highly accomplished young writer of whom more, surely, will be heard." -- Mail on Sunday (UK) "This clever glimpse of Austen's universe through a window clouded by washday steam is so compelling it leaves you wanting to read the next chapter in the lives below stairs rather than peer at the reflections of any grand party in the mirrors of Netherfield." -- Daily Express (UK) "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. Baker is a real and very fine writer, and Longbourn stands on its own as an engrossing, intelligent historical novel. At the same time, its resonances with Pride and Prejudice go much farther than its brilliantly plausible presentation of downstairs life: critics have long striven to prove that the great issues of Austen's time--slavery, war, enclosures--impinged on her work; Baker shows us the fermentation below the froth." --James Collins, author of Beginner's Greek , "A triumph: a splendid tribute to Austen''s original but, more importantly, a joy in its own right, a novel that contrives both to provoke the intellect and, ultimately, to stop the heart . . . Like Austen, Baker has written an intoxicating love story but, also like Austen, the pleasure of her novel lies in its wit and fierce intelligence . . . Baker not only creates a richly imagined story of her own but recasts Austen''s novel in a startlingly fresh light . . . Inspired." -- The Guardian "Irresistible . . . Sequels and prequels rarely add to the original, but Baker''s simple yet inspired reimagining does. It has best-seller stamped all over it." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) " Longbourn is a really special book, and not only because its author writes like an angel. Its real achievement is to circumnavigate the world of Austen knock-offs and return, like Francis Drake, with a hold full of treasure--a life of its own beyond its parent, Pride and Prejudice . . . There are some wildly sad and romantic moments; I was sobbing by the end . . . A beautiful book." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Inspired . . . This is a genuinely fresh perspective on the tale of the Bennet household . . . A lot of fun." -- Sunday Times (UK) "A splendid page-turner . . . The much-loved Pride and Prejudice is shaken up and given the grit that Jane Austen could never include--with great success . . . Baker''s imaginative leaps are stunningly well done, both historically and emotionally." -- Evening Standard (UK) "A must-read for fans of Austen, this literary tribute also stands on its own as a captivating love story . . . Baker takes many surprising risks in developing the relationships between the servants and the Bennets, but the end result steers clear of gimmick and flourishes as a respectful and moving retelling." -- Publishers Weekly (starred) "Captivating . . . A brilliantly imagined and lovingly told story about the wide world beyond the margins and outside the parlors of Pride and Prejudice ." --Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements "Impressive . . . Baker takes ownership of this world without mimicking Austen''s style, asserting instead her own distinctive, authentic voice. Longbourn is not just nicely packaged fan fiction, or an Austenian Downton Abbey; it''s an engrossing tale we neither know nor expect." -- Daily Telegraph (UK) "Achingly romantic . . . This exquisitely reimagined Pride and Prejudice will appeal to Austen devotees and to anyone who finds the goings-on below the stairs to be at least as compelling as the ones above. Highly recommended." -- Library Journal (starred) "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. Baker is a real and very fine writer, and Longbourn stands on its own as an engrossing, intelligent historical novel. At the same time, its resonances with Pride and Prejudice go much farther than its brilliantly plausible presentation of downstairs life: critics have long striven to prove that the great issues of Austen''s time--slavery, war, enclosures--impinged on her work; Baker shows us the fermentation below the froth." --James Collins, author of Beginner''s Greek "This clever glimpse of Austen''s universe through a window clouded by washday steam is so compelling it leaves you wanting to read the next chapter in the lives below stairs rather than peer at the reflections of any grand party in the mirrors of Netherfield." -- Daily Express (UK), "Captivating . . . A brilliantly imagined and lovingly told story about the wide world beyond the margins and outside the parlors of Pride and Prejudice ." --Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements "Jo Baker pulls off the seemingly impossible: a completely fresh take on Austen . . . Utterly engrossing." -- The Guardian "Irresistible . . . Sequels and prequels rarely add to the original, but Baker's simple yet inspired reimagining does. It has best-seller stamped all over it." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "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. Baker is a real and very fine writer, and Longbourn stands on its own as an engrossing, intelligent historical novel. At the same time, its resonances with Pride and Prejudice go much farther than its brilliantly plausible presentation of downstairs life: critics have long striven to prove that the great issues of Austen's time--slavery, war, enclosures--impinged on her work; Baker shows us the fermentation below the froth." --James Collins, author of Beginner's Greek
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal823/.92
Synopsis- Pride and Prejudice was only half the story - If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them. In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice, the servants take center stage. Sarah, the orphaned housemaid, spends her days scrubbing the laundry, polishing the floors, and emptying the chamber pots for the Bennet household. But there is just as much romance, heartbreak, and intrigue downstairs at Longbourn as there is upstairs. When a mysterious new footman arrives, the orderly realm of the servants' hall threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Jane Austen's classic--into the often overlooked domain of the stern housekeeper and the starry-eyed kitchen maid, into the gritty daily particulars faced by the lower classes in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars--and, in doing so, creates a vivid, fascinating, fully realized world that is wholly her own., * Pride and Prejudice was only half the story * If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, she'd most likely be a sight more careful with them. In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice, the servants take center stage. Sarah, the orphaned housemaid, spends her days scrubbing the laundry, polishing the floors, and emptying the chamber pots for the Bennet household. But there is just as much romance, heartbreak, and intrigue downstairs at Longbourn as there is upstairs. When a mysterious new footman arrives, the orderly realm of the servants' hall threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Jane Austen's classic--into the often overlooked domain of the stern housekeeper and the starry-eyed kitchen maid, into the gritty daily particulars faced by the lower classes in Regency England during the Napoleonic Wars--and, in doing so, creates a vivid, fascinating, fully realized world that is wholly her own.
LC Classification NumberPR6102.A57L66 2013
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- 21. Okt. 2015
Longbourn is great!
This is great! Having the story of P&P told from the viewpoints of the servants is quite fascinating.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
