Longbourn
By: Jo Baker
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 443
ISBN-13: 9780552779517
Subjects: Fiction; History
Description: 'If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, ' Sarah thought, 'she would be more careful not to tramp through muddy fields.' It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah's hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart and an iron will by Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed by the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.
Notes: Originally published: London: Doubleday, 2013.