Gill Hornby is the author of the novels The Hive and All Together Now, as well as The Story of Jane Austen, a biography of Austen for young readers. She lives in Kintbury, Berkshire, with her husband and their four children.
So envious of anyone yet to read this. A triumph! * Nigella Lawson * A masterly piece of storytelling. * Helena Kelly * Utterly absorbing and illuminating. Written with a sure and stylish hand. Gill Hornby's best book yet. * Esther Freud * I read it straight through without looking up ... Godmersham Park provided me with a perfectly contented day. * Karen Joy Fowler * The great writer is brought to life in this clever, well-researched piece of fiction. * The Times * Thoroughly entertaining, Godmersham Park has some of the same understated wit and sharp observation as Austen's novels. * Sunday Times * Meticulously researched, Hornby's absorbing novel revels in the joys and tensions of life above and below stairs. * Mail on Sunday *