Baker takes many surprising risks in developing the relationships between the servants and the Bennetts, but the end result steers clear of gimmick and flourishes as a respectful and moving retelling. The Militia, which only offered opportunities for flirtations in the original, here serves as a reminder of the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars. Collins in a more sympathetic light while making the fiendish Mr. Baker (The Mermaid's Child) offers deeper insight into Austen's minor characters, painting Mr. At the heart of the novel is a budding romance between James and orphan-turned-housemaid Sarah, whose dutiful service belies a "ferocious need for notice, an insistence that she fully be taken into account." When an expected turn of events separates the young lovers, Sarah must contend with James's complicated past and the never-ending demands of the Bennetts. Hill and the mysterious new footman, James Smith, who bears a secret connection to Longbourn. Hill has her hands full managing the staff that keeps Longbourn running smoothly: the young housemaids, Sarah and Polly the butler, Mr. While the marriage prospects of the Bennett girls preoccupy the family upstairs, downstairs the housekeeper Mrs. The servants of the Bennett estate manage their own set of dramas in this vivid re-imagining of Pride and Prejudice.
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