![]() Fans of Austen and Downton Abbey will take particular pleasure in Longbourn, but any reader with a taste for well-researched historical fiction will delight in Baker's involving, informative tale." - People "A bold novel, subversive in ways that prove surprising, and brilliant on every level." - USA Today "Delightful." - The New Yorker "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." - The Guardian (London) " fitting tribute, inventing a touching love story of its own." - The Wall Street Journal "A freshly egalitarian reimagining." - Vogue " writing style draws admirably from Austen's." -Minneapolis Star Tribune "Engaging and rewarding." - The Washington Times " Longbourn is told with glee and great wit." - The Daily Beast "The Bennet family's servants imagined by Baker have richly complicated lives and loyalties. " - O, The Oprah Magazine "Original and charming, even gripping, in its own right." - The New York Times Book Review "Masterful." - The Miami Herald "A witty, richly detailed re-imagining. you will devour Jo Baker's ingenious Longbourn. ![]() ![]() A Best Book of the Year Selection: New York Times 100 Notable, Seattle Times, The Guardian, The Daily Mail, Kirkus Reviews "Rich, engrossing, and filled with fascinating observations. ![]()
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