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Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor - Paperback By Harrison, Rosina - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 9780143120865
- Book Title
- Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Women, Rich & Famous, Women in Politics, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.2 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of the Astor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the infamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament, entertained royalty, and traveled the world. "She's not a lady as you would understand a lady" was the butler's ominous warning. But what no one expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her match in the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl from the country. For 35 years, from the parties thrown for royalty and trips across the globe, to the air raids during WWII, Rose was by Lady Astor's side and behind the scenes, keeping everything running smoothly. In charge of everything from the clothes and furs to the baggage to the priceless diamond "sparklers," Rose was closer to Lady Astor than anyone else. In her decades of service she received one 5 raise, but she traveled the world in style and retired with a lifetime's worth of stories. Like Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, ROSE is a captivating insight into the great wealth 'upstairs' and the endless work 'downstairs', but it is also the story of an unlikely decades-long friendship that grew between Her Ladyship and her spirited Yorkshire maid.
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Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143120867
ISBN-13
9780143120865
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Book Title
Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Women, Rich & Famous, Women in Politics, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Customs & Traditions
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Political Science
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
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0.8 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.2 in
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"An extraordinary document, realistic, candid, and a rare look from the vantage point below stairs at a nostalgically romanticized world.", "Lady Astor's personal maid reveals her 'upstairs, downstairs' relationships with England's grandest family...Fascinating and deliciously readable!" , A delectable assortment of tales and details about the habits of overprivileged Britishers and the people who served them…. Rosina is a feisty, keen-eyed, no-nonsense observer of caste, class, and character. And when she matches wills and wits with Lady Astor-a Virginia Belle by birth, a Member of Parliament, and mistress of a dazzling fortune, and of Cliveden, one of England's most stately homes-the result is not only a crackling comedy of manners, but a sense of the way it was, firsthand., "An extraordinary document, realistic, candid, and a rare look from the vantage point below stairs at a nostalgically romanticized world." -- Los Angeles Times "A delectable assortment of tales and details about the habits of overprivileged Britishers and the people who served them.... Rosina is a feisty, keen-eyed, no-nonsense observer of caste, class, and character. And when she matches wills and wits with Lady Astor--a Virginia Belle by birth, a Member of Parliament, and mistress of a dazzling fortune, and of Cliveden, one of England's most stately homes--the result is not only a crackling comedy of manners, but a sense of the way it was, firsthand." -- Newsweek "Lady Astor's personal maid reveals her 'upstairs, downstairs' relationships with England's grandest family...Fascinating and deliciously readable!" -- The New York Times Book Review, "Lady Astor''s personal maid reveals her ''upstairs, downstairs'' relationships with England''s grandest family...Fascinating and deliciously readable!" , "A delectable assortment of tales and details about the habits of overprivileged Britishers and the people who served them.... Rosina is a feisty, keen-eyed, no-nonsense observer of caste, class, and character. And when she matches wills and wits with Lady Astor--a Virginia Belle by birth, a Member of Parliament, and mistress of a dazzling fortune, and of Cliveden, one of England's most stately homes--the result is not only a crackling comedy of manners, but a sense of the way it was, firsthand.", "An extraordinary document, realistic, candid, and a rare look from the vantage point below stairs at a nostalgically romanticized world." -- Los Angeles Times "A delectable assortment of tales and details about the habits of overprivileged Britishers and the people who served them.... Rosina is a feisty, keen-eyed, no-nonsense observer of caste, class, and character. And when she matches wills and wits with Lady Astor--a Virginia Belle by birth, a Member of Parliament, and mistress of a dazzling fortune, and of Cliveden, one of England's most stately homes--the result is not only a crackling comedy of manners, but a sense of the way it was, firsthand." -- Newsweek "Lady Astor's personal maid reveals her 'upstairs, downstairs' relationships with England's grandest family...Fascinating and deliciously readable!" -- The New York Times Book Review
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2012
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