A New York Times Book Review Notable Book, a Seattle Times Best Title, a Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Book, a Miami Herald Favorite Book, and a Kirkus Best Book of the Year 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 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.
Über den Autor Jo Baker
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Jo Baker wurde in Lancashire geboren und studierte an der Oxford University und der Queen's University in Belfast, wo sie ihre Leidenschaft fürs Schreiben entdeckte. Seither veröffentlichte sie fünf Romane, die ihr in der Presse viel Lob einbrachten. Mit »Im Hause Longbourn« gelang ihr der internationale Durchbruch. Jo Baker lebt mit ihrer Familie in Lancaster.
