Below stairs
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Subject: A compelling and colourful memoir that takes the reader inside the forgotten world of domestic service. Arriving at the great houses of 1920s London, fifteen-year-old Margaret's life in service was about to begin. As a kitchen maid she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed and mistresses to be appeased. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were.
Main title:
Below stairs / Margaret Powell.
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Imprint:
London : Pan, 2011.
Collation:
209 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781447207696 (pbk)
Dewey class:
920.POWE640.46B/POW
Language:
English
BRN:
1088093