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Below Stairs The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey
by Margaret Powell
Hardcover: Jan 2012,
224 pages.
Paperback: Dec 2012,
224 pages.
Rated of 5
by Louise J Simply Charming!
Below Stairs is the true story of Margaret Powell who worked as a kitchen maid – the lowest of the low – in 1920’s England. I appreciated the book for its honesty, directness, and the informative way in which it was written. I also appreciated the integrity with which Margaret wrote – she wasn’t backward at coming forward about expressing the anger and contempt she felt for some of those she worked for.
Overall I found Below Stairs to be a funny, honest, and charming read.
Margaret was born in 1907 in Hove and died in 1984 at the age of 77.
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Loved this book. Magical, quirky, enchanting I could go on. All books do not have to be literary fiction, sometimes it is just so comforting to read...
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