Longbourn — Jo Baker

Title: Longbourn
Author: Jo Baker
Publisher: Black Swan (Transworld)
ISBN: 9780552779517
Binding: Paperback

Edition: 2014 edition (originally published 2013)

Condition: Good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear to covers, pages clean and tightly bound.

A clever and atmospheric reimagining of Pride and Prejudice, told from the perspective of the servants working behind the scenes at Longbourn House.

While the Bennet family move through drawing rooms and courtship, this novel shifts focus to the unseen lives downstairs—where laundry, labour, and survival shape a very different reality. Through the eyes of housemaid Sarah, Jo Baker brings grit, depth, and humanity to a world often romanticised.