Longbourn (Transworld Publ. Ltd UK)

'If Elizabeth Bennet had the washing of her own petticoats,' Sarah thought, 'she would be more careful not to tramp through muddy fields.' It is wash-day for the housemaids at Longbourn House, and Sarah's hands are chapped and raw. Domestic life below stairs, ruled with a tender heart and an iron will żeby Mrs Hill the housekeeper, is about to be disturbed żeby the arrival of a new footman, bearing secrets and the scent of the sea.