Jo Baker

Pride and Prejudice was only half the story If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats, Sarah often thought, shed most likely be a sight more careful with them. In this irresistibly imagined belowstairs answer to Pride and Prejudice, the servants take center stage. Sarah, the orphaned housemaid, spends her days scrubbing the laundry, polishing the floors, and emptying the chamber pots for the Bennet household. But there is just as much romance, heartbreak, and intrigue downstairs at Longbourn as there is upstairs. When a mysterious new footman arrives, the orderly realm of the servants hall threatens to be completely, perhaps irrevocably, upended. Jo Baker dares to take us beyond the drawing rooms of Jane Austens classicinto the often overlooked domain of the stern housekeeper and the starry-eyed kitchen maid, into the gritty daily particulars faced by the lower classes in Regency England during the Napoleonic Warsand, in doing so, creates a vivid, fascinating, fully realized world that is wholly her own.

When Rachel arrives in her mothers isolated country house, she knows that packaging everything up will bring back painful memories of what she has lost. But she quickly senses that theres something else too; a presence in the house, not quite tangible, trying to make itself known. Cuando Rachel llega a la aislada casa de campo de su madre, sabe que el proceso de empaquetarlo todo le traera recuerdos dolorosos de lo que ha perdido. Pero rapidamente se da cuenta de que alli hay algo mas: una presencia en la casa, bastante sutil, intentando darse a conocer.

aris, 1939: the pavement rumbles with the footfall of marching Nazi soldiers along the Champs-Elysees. A young writer, recently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes a last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. As war takes hold, he will put his own life and that of his loved ones in mortal danger by joining the Resistance...With a tale of spies and artists, deprivation, danger and passion, this is a story of life at the edges of human experience, and how one man came to translate it all into art.

From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a haunting new novel of spies and artists, passion and danger, hope in the face of despair Paris, 1939. The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs-Elysees. A young, unknown writerSamuel Beckettrecently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon he will put them both in mortal danger by joining the Resistance . . . Through it all we are witness to the workings of a uniquely brilliant mind struggling to create a language that will express this shattered world. Here is a remarkable story of survival and determination, and a portrait of the extremes of human experience alchemized into one mans timeless art. From the Hardcover edition.

Sobre el cambiante telón de fondo del último siglo de la historia británica, El álbum de fotos nos relata la historia de la familia Hastings de un modo tan vívido y conmovedor como las postales y las fotografias que la abuela Amelia guardara durante toda su vida en una maleta de carton. Conoceremos primero a William, el joven obrero de una fabrica que combate en la batalla de Galipoli; a su hijo Billy, un campeon ciclista que en la Segunda Guerra Mundial toma parte en el Desembarco de Normandia montado en una bicicleta militar; a Will, su hijo lisiado, que llega a ser academico en Oxford durante los años sesenta; y por ultimo a Billie, la hija de Will, pintora de talento en el Londres actual.Mientras los nombres de todos ellos reverberan sin tregua de generacion en generacion, iremos conociendo sus pequeñas miserias, sus lealtades y traiciones a la familia o a sus vocaciones, los distintos modos de vivir la soledad de las mujeres de los soldados, la importancia de conseguir una barra de labios en plena guerra, el hambre, el exito, la superacion, el legado de las elecciones tomadas, las ocasiones perdidas y los secretos ocultos.

From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a haunting new novel of spies and artists, passion and danger, hope in the face of despair Paris, 1939. The pavement rumbles with the footfall of Nazi soldiers marching along the Champs-Elysees. A young, unknown writerSamuel Beckettrecently arrived from Ireland to make his mark, smokes one last cigarette with his lover before the city they know is torn apart. Soon he will put them both in mortal danger by joining the Resistance . . . Through it all we are witness to the workings of a uniquely brilliant mind struggling to create a language that will express this shattered world. Here is a remarkable story of survival and determination, and a portrait of the extremes of human experience alchemized into one mans timeless art. From the Hardcover edition.

Danger, amour et complot sur fond de Blitz a Londres en 1940. Le nouveau roman de lauteure dUne saison a Longbourn.Charlotte Richmond, vingt ans, observe depuis la fenetre de sa chambre de bonne les avions ennemis qui survolent Londres. Alors que la blitzkrieg bat son plein en septembre 1940, la jeune femme a du mal a faire le deuil de son cher frere qui nest jamais revenu de France. Elle travaille comme dactylo au ministere de lInformation. Emploi ennuyeux mais quelle occupe pour ne pas sombrer. Dans le square quelle traverse pour se rendre au ministere, elle aperçoit souvent un jeune homme qui donne a manger aux oiseaux. Une source de joie inattendue au milieu des decombres causes par les bombardements. Chaque jour apporte son lot de desolation. Et apres encore une autre mort tragique et enigmatique aux yeux de Charlotte , elle a un mauvais pressentiment. Un homme traque ses amies a la nuit tombee. Et a present, cest elle quil suit. Tandis quelle est rongee par le chagrin et la mefiance, ses nerfs sont mis a rude epreuve et elle ne sait plus en qui avoir confiance. Peut-elle-meme avoir confiance en elle ? Bientot sa liberte est menacee. Captivant et bouleversant, La Saison des ombres allie avec nuance et grace saga historique, histoire damitie et damour, et suspense psychologique en temps de guerre. Et met en scene une jeune femme extraordinaire, fragile certes, mais au cur farouche.

From the bestselling author of Longbourn comes a ghost story that is a thrillingand sometimes chillingtale about two women, separated by almost two centuries, grappling with change and loss.After her mother dies, Rachel sets off alone to pack up and sell off the remnants of her familys isolated country house. But from the moment she steps through the front door, she feels that the house contains more than she had expected. Generations earlier, a young housemaid, Lizzy, called the same dwelling home. On course for a life of service no different from her mother and her mothers mother before her, Lizzys world is upended by the arrival of a mysterious lodger. Interweaving the two narratives, Jo Baker brings these women, both struggling against their stations and their duties, vividly to life.

The American debut by the bestselling author of Longbourna vivid, indelibly told novel that follows four generations of a family against the backdrop of a century of turmoil. Gripping.... Emotionally powerful. You cant walk away from her book. The New York Times Book ReviewThe Undertow traces the lives of the Hastings family, from the eve of the First World War to the present day: William, a young factory worker preparing to join the navy; his son Billy, who cycles into the D-Day landings; his grandson Will, an Oxford professor in the 1960s; and his great-granddaughter, Billie, an artist in contemporary London. Here Jo Baker reveals the Hastings legacy of choices made, chances lost, and truths long buried in what is an enthralling story of inheritance, fate, passion, and what it means to truly break free of the past.

A tour de force IRISH TIMESRiveting and moving NINA STIBBEGrippingTHE TIMESIt had me by the throat EMMA DONOGHUELONDON, 1940. As enemy planes fly over the city, twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond is trying to make the best of things. She has a dull but steady job at the Ministry of Information, a friend to share gin and secrets with, and an attic room of her own. All she has to do is keep her head down. She knows where her father will send her if she makes a nuisance of herself again.But amid the chaos of the Blitz, Charlottes grip on reality starts slipping. Is someone following her in the blackouts, or is her mind playing tricks on her? In a city where nothing is safe, its hard to know who to trust - until she meets the boy who feeds the birds . . .A late-night page-turner that will keep you guessing till the end JOANNA QUINNGloriousREDExquisiteDAILY TELEGRAPHI stayed up late reading and was glad SARAH MOSS

From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a gripping novel of one young womans unraveling during the Blitza story of World War II intrigue, love, and danger [A] thrilling novelatmospheric and memorable. Emma Donoghue, best-selling author of HavenIt is 1940 and twenty-year-old Charlotte Richmond watches from her attic window as enemy planes fly over London. Still grieving her beloved brother, who never returned from France, she is trying to keep herself out of trouble: holding down a typist job at the Ministry of Information, sharing gin and confidences with her best friend, Elena, and dodging her overbearing father.On her way to work she often sees the boy who feeds the birdsa source of unexpected joy amid the rubble of the Blitz. But every day brings new scenes of devastation, and after yet another heartbreaking loss Charlotte has an uncanny sense of foreboding. Someone is stalking the darkness, targeting her friends. And now hes following her.As grief and suspicion consume her, Charlottes nerves become increasingly frayed. She no longer knows whom to trust. She cant even trust herself . . .Utterly riveting and hypnotic, The Midnight News is a love story, a war story, and an unforgettable journey into the fragile mind and fierce heart of an extraordinary young woman.

¿Y si Jane Austen hubiera dado voz a los criados?Son las cuatro de la mañana en Longbourn, la casa de los Bennett en Herdfordshire. Mientras las cinco hermanas y sus padres, los famosos protagonistas de Orgullo y prejuicio, duermen placidamente, Sarah y Polly, las dos jovenes doncellas, empiezan a trabajar a las ordenes de la anciana señora Hill, la cocinera. Todos llevan años repitiendo la misma rutina, pero saben que la vida es algo mas que un simple ir y venir de trapos, cacerolas y escobas.Sarah es quien mas desea arriesgar, y su pequeño y rutinario mundo finalmente cambia el dia en que James Smith, un nuevo sirviente, llega a Longbourn arrastrando con el un pasado lleno de secretos y un futuro donde cabe la libertad. De repente, los sotanos y los aticos de la mansion cobran vida, y detras de los delantales y los uniformes descubrimos criaturas que tienen mucho que contar. Mientras las hermanas Bennett duermen... sus criados por fin hablan, y vale la pena escuchar.El estilo de Jo Baker, que respeta la escritura de Jane Austen pero tiene un caracter propio, aporta nueva luz a un clasico y lo hace con gran talento e imaginacion.

Sur le domaine de Longbourn, vivent Mr et Mrs Bennet et leurs vénérables filles, en âge de se marier.À l’étage inférieur veillent les domestiques. Personnages fantomatiques dans le célèbre roman de J

¿Y si Jane Austen hubiera dado voz a los criados?Son las cuatro de la mañana en Longbourn, la casa de los Bennett en Herdfordshire. Mientras las cinco hermanas y sus padres, los famosos protagonistas de Orgullo y prejuicio, duermen placidamente, Sarah y Polly, las dos jovenes doncellas, empiezan a trabajar a las ordenes de la anciana señora Hill, la cocinera. Todos llevan años repitiendo la misma rutina, pero saben que la vida es algo mas que un simple ir y venir de trapos, cacerolas y escobas.Sarah es quien mas desea arriesgar, y su pequeño y rutinario mundo finalmente cambia el dia en que James Smith, un nuevo sirviente, llega a Longbourn arrastrando con el un pasado lleno de secretos y un futuro donde cabe la libertad. De repente, los sotanos y los aticos de la mansion cobran vida, y detras de los delantales y los uniformes descubrimos criaturas que tienen mucho que contar. Mientras las hermanas Bennett duermen... sus criados por fin hablan, y vale la pena escuchar.El estilo de Jo Baker, que respeta la escritura de Jane Austen pero tiene un caracter propio, aporta nueva luz a un clasico y lo hace con gran talento e imaginacion.

La història d'Orgull i prejudici re visitada des del punt de vista dels criats que atenen la mansió.Isi Jane Austenhaguésfetparlarelscriats?Són quarts de cinc del matí a Longbourn, la casa dels Benne