But beyond that, everything that's charming about Elizabeth, for example, is horrible for the servants. Hill, who, though gruff and firm, worries about Sarah and Polly and their futures, knowing that she and Longbourn are their safety in the world (which is not kind to unmarried women out on their own). Collins to Charlotte Lucas is accepted as a favorable outcome, especially by Mrs. The servants worry about the future of Longbourn and their lives there, as much if not more than the Bennets. The alternate perspectives are illuminating even when what the reader learns is rather ghastly. In this novel, his story is expended substantially, and not in a good way. If you love P&P, you'll probably really enjoy this alternate perspective, but you will come out of the experience likely despising Mr. The story is told in three “volumes,” and takes place over the period of time in the original story, plus a little extra.
The story focuses on Sarah and her life, and her feelings and experiences as she does the day-to-day holy crap exhausting work of caring for a household. Hill, obviously) and Sarah and Polly share a bed high in the attic servants' quarters. Hill is the housekeeper and cook, and Sarah and Polly are the young women, both orphans, who work and live at Longbourn caring for the family. The events of P&P, such as Lydia's disgrace, Jane's engagement, and Elizabeth's eventual marriage are in the book, but they're distant and secondary to the story of Sarah, one of the two maids in the household. If you're expecting the P&P story to be told from the belowstairs perspective, though, you'll be disappointed. I am one of those who really likes Pride & Prejudice and an account of the same time period of the story from the perspective of the servants belowstairs sounded so interesting. I was continually curious about the history even while I was horrified by how difficult and painful the work was. The hardest reviews to write are the ones wherein you're attempting to articulate a feeling of decided “Meh.” I am meh about this book.
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