#jo baker

[worstgirlintheclub]

glam by jo baker

[haveyoureadthisbook-poll]

Have you read Longbourn by Jo Baker (2013)?

yes

no

I didn't finish it

I've never heard of it

Voting ended onJan 3

[ragnarockz]

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[antigonick]

He loved her [... and] he wanted nothing from her: this was a generous, expansive feeling, unattached to the possibility of gratification; it was a simple happiness that came from knowing that one particular person was alive in the world.

Jo Baker, Longbourn

[jbthegift]

Can you imagine the pure chaos of HWad and KHahn together??

[canesenzafissadimora]

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Ti chiederei se ti manco come tu manchi a me, al punto che non c'è nessun altro posto al mondo che abbia senso, se non quello dove ci sei tu.

[janeaustenskids]

This is a meme I made about Longbourn by Jo Baker. The book is about Pride and Prejudice from the servant's perspective at Longbourn. In the scene when Sarah the maid is cleaning Lizzie's clothes that were covered in mud from walking and seeing Jane. Sarah is tired and has to do this even though this is a duty that no one would want to do. She has to fulfill her duty to the Bennet family and stay loyal in providing for them. The Bennet family is so wrapped up in their own lives and drama that the Pride and Prejudice book is made completely from the family's viewpoint and their acquaintances. There is not much in the book about lower-ranked individuals, which is why this book is so interesting. This scene specifically shows how out of touch the Bennet family is with the actual life of working-class people. This meme shows the contrast between the difficulties of Lizzies social and love life and the real life that the servants live. This scene in the book shows Sarah understanding her complacency and replaceable role in the household. There is a lack of accountability and acknowledgment in this scene of how the family treats their servants. It's almost as if there are no boundaries or respect between the two. Even though it is a service/customer relationship since they are getting paid. They have free will and are indeed being paid to work there so there should be some understanding that there should still be a certain relationship obtained between the two classes. They are people and I think the lack of acknowledgment of humanity is part of the problem.

[lucyboyntonfr]