{"product_id":"the-ladys-maid-9780091943516","title":"The Ladys Maid","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I was able to get on well with everyone below stairs and above, or so I thought until I began working for Lady Astor...' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo fictional series would have dared present a story half so full of strife - and hate as well as love - as that of Rose and her mistress ... The book is full of wry humour as well as splendid anecdotes which make it extremely jolly reading for those who don't have to live through the experiences. The period touches are fascinating, ranging from the grim to the purely enjoyable -- Antonia Fraser * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating, outspoken, yet respectful, loving, yet indignant:  a social document of mistress and maid, in station opposite, but in temperament equal ... * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eUnique insight into the splendours and miseries of Clivedon ... stuffed with interesting and amusing anecdotes * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eEmminently readable * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating and deliciously readable * New York Times Book Review *","brand":"Ebury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732197683543,"sku":"9780091943516","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780091943516.jpg?v=1719995924","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-ladys-maid-9780091943516","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}