Jo Baker - no relation - takes us to downstairs Longbourn, home to the Bennet family. Forget the muslin and manners, concentrate instead on housemaid Sarah's reddened hands scrubbing those monthly rags. No D'Arcy here, but a black manservant and a new footman with a mysterious past and what is the secret between the housekeeper and Mr Bennet? An intriguing, enjoyable read for all lover's of Pride and Prejudice, I wonder what Jane Austen would have thought.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 98 Autumn 2020 ) |
