Tag: Longbourn

• May 15, 2015

  Baking for Bookworms: Sponge Cake from Longbourn by Jo Baker

  There were a lot of interesting, traditional British dishes to choose from in this book, but since Sarah, the protagonist, had particularly lurid memories of sponge cakes, I thought I would share a traditional sponge cake with you. The book is filled with food because it primarily takes place in the servants’ domain, and the […]
• May 14, 2015

  Women Writers Reading Challenge #20: Longbourn by Jo Baker

  I haven’t read much in the way of Jane Austen adaptations, but I was really excited to read Jo Baker’s book because it had such an interesting point of view–that of the servants in the Bennet’s household. There was plenty of drama to appreciate, lots of intrigue, some feel-good moments, and plenty of food descriptions (you […]