The Lady's Maid
My Life in Service
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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- £6.99
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- £6.99
Publisher Description
'I was able to get on well with everyone below stairs and above, or so I thought until I began working for Lady Astor...'
In 1929, Yorkshire lass Rosina Harrison became personal maid to Lady Astor: the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat and wife of one of England's wealthiest lords.
Lady Astor was brilliant yet tempestuous, but outspoken Rose gave as good as she got. For 35 years the battle of wills and wits raged between the two women, until an unlikely friendship began to emerge.
The Lady's Maid is a captivating insight into the great wealth 'upstairs' but also the endless work 'downstairs', but it is Rose's unique relationship with Lady Astor that makes this book a truly enticing read.
Please note, The Lady's Maid is the new title for the book originally published as Rose.
Customer Reviews
A real gem and a real joy to read!
A fantastic book! Really well written by the Author. I was glued to the book from the first chapter!
Lady Astor was such an interesting lady and this book tells you so much about her life and her character!
The book is down to earth, interesting, lots of wonderful anecdotes and stories, very funny and the ending was very moving.
Would recommend it in a heartbeat and will read it again at some point.
I only wish there was more!
Well done, Rosina!