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| Servant bells and hurricane lamps
By Jo Baker, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2013
I'm not usually a fan of books that retell classic stories, but this novel by Baker is a great reimagining of Pride and Prejudice from the servants' point of view. The story weaves together the West Indies slave trade, chilblains, and Elizabeth's fate as the mistress of Mr. Darcy's estate. Effective but could have been a wee bit more subtle.
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Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Longbourn
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