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The Body Lies- Wow. Wow.

The Body Lies by Jo Baker

February 3, 2023 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

When a young writer accepts a job at a university in the remote English countryside, it’s meant to be a fresh start, away from the bustle of London and the scene of a violent assault she is desperate to forget. But despite the distractions of her new life and the demands of single motherhood, her nerves continue to jangle. To make matters worse, during class a vicious debate about violence against women inflames the tensions and mounting rivalries in her creative writing group. When a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: Jo Baker

NatteringwPride's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: Jo Baker ·
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Austen meets Downton

Longbourn by Jo Baker

July 29, 2019 by kella Leave a Comment

CBR11 Bingo – Remix   When tackling the Remix bingo square, it was OBVIOUSLY going to be some sort of Pride & Prejudice variation, with the actual challenge being which one to pick. Then I read LanierHgts’ review of Longbourn, and it immediately got bumped to the top of my list. Unlike other remixes that tend to modernize the story, or speculate what happened next, this book takes place during the events of the original Pride & Prejudice, but is told from the point of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #remix, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice

kella's CBR11 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #remix, cbr11bingo, historical fiction, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice ·
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Laundry Day is Seriously the Worst

September 28, 2018 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Bingo Square: Backlog This is far from the book that has been in my to read pile longest when all my books are taken into consideration but purely from a Kindle/e-book perspective, it’s definitely towards the bottom of my library. Since I am so late to the game, I doubt there is much I can add to the discussion at this point.  The novel is yet another spin on Pride and Prejudice, but instead of telling the story of Elizabeth and Darcy with a new […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: cbr10bingo, downstairs, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice, reimagining

Jen K's CBR10 Review No:165 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: cbr10bingo, downstairs, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice, reimagining ·
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Put up a barrier, she thought, and people gather.

May 14, 2018 by Leedock Leave a Comment

My last review was of a book that everyone loved and I did not. This time around, I find myself  surprised by the abundance of 2 1/2 star reviews for a book I thought was awesome. As far as Google can tell, this has not yet been reviewed by any Cannonballers so I feel it is my duty to set the record straight and hope that some of you give this one a go. I have read several Jo Baker novels, Longbourn being the favorite […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR10, Fiction, Jo Baker

Leedock's CBR10 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR10, Fiction, Jo Baker ·
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It is a truth, universally ignored, that servants have lives too.

July 18, 2016 by melanir 4 Comments

Longbourn joins the very long tradition of auxiliary Jane Austen novels and deftly moves to the head of the class. It is one of the better ones out there and MILES ahead of the hated “Austen novel tittle and monster X” books. The book succeeds largely because Jo Baker doesn’t try to ape Austen’s style or plot, she simply tells a story around the narrative structure of Pride and Prejudice. It’s a fairly compelling book that details the lives of the servants to the Bennet family. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Austen adjacent, historical fiction, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice

melanir's CBR8 Review No:66 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Austen adjacent, historical fiction, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice ·
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Run away with us for the summer, let’s go upstate

May 19, 2016 by baxlala 9 Comments

I spent most of this book being bummed out or annoyed at the protagonist (which hasn’t happened since Atonement YEARS AGO, yaaaaaay), so I was as surprised as anyone when the ending snuck up on me and brought some tears with it, even though SURPRISE EMOTIONS ARE THE WORST. Longbourn focuses on those who were left out of Pride & Prejudice, the servants. Mr. and Mrs. Hill are in charge (well, Mrs. Hill is in charge), and Sarah and Polly, the two housemaids, round out […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: baxlala, CBR8, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice

baxlala's CBR8 Review No:25 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: baxlala, CBR8, Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice ·
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