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Book Review of Longbourn

Longbourn
Longbourn
Author: Jo Baker
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is the best book of fiction I have read in a long time. The writing is excellent, the story absorbing. Everything about it is much more realistic than most fiction. It shows what it was really like to be a servant back in the days before indoor plumbing and other modern conveniences. Also portrays the clueless perspective of those being served, as they can afford to be oblivious to the realities of the lives of people living in their own homes, and how their own actions affect them.
Much more realistic than Downton Abbey.
Best of all, the main characters are strong, enduring, and admirable.