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Jo Baker Biography
Jo Baker was born in Lancashire and educated in Oxford and Belfast. The Undertow is her first publication in the United States.
Jo baker author biography worksheet for kids But then I also identify with her. I admire her enormously as a writer, as well as just massively enjoying the books as a reader. If you enjoyed: Longbourn. The Bennets don't always come off as very sympathetic to their servants.She is the author of three previous novels published in the United Kingdom: Offcomer, The Mermaid's Child, and The Telling. She lives in Lancaster.
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Jo baker author biography worksheet pdf I just happen to "read" it a bit more intensively than might be usual, to include some elements that Austen didn't actually write. How do you settle on a topic that interests you? About Discuss. Reading With Dementia.- Reviews
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Jo Baker discusses the inspiration for her novel, Longbourn, and how daunting it was to work with Jane Austen's characters.
Is it safe to assume you have long been a fan of Jane Austen and in particular of Pride and Prejudice?
That&#;s pretty safe.
In fact, I can&#;t even remember when I first read Pride and Prejudice &#; it seems like I&#;ve always known it. Jane Austen&#;s work was my first real experience of grown-up literature, and I&#;ve kept on returning to her work throughout my life; I just love her books &#; I&#;m a sucker for all that buttoned-up desire and wish-fulfillment.
But also, as a writer, I admire her &#; the immaculate prose, the deft plotting, the briskness of the characterization. I didn&#;t, though, for a moment consider trying to write like her.
It&#;s impossible to do nowadays without shifting into parody &#; which is something I really did not want.
When did you first get the idea to write Longbourn and was there a specific incident that sparked the idea? Can you talk a bit about how your family history in some ways inspired this book?
As a child, reading Jane Austen, I became aware that if I&#;d been living at the time, I wouldn&#;t have got to go to the ball.
I would&#;ve been stuck at home, with the housework.
We&#;ve got some battered old silver cutlery at
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