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Book SynopsisA history that brings to life the real country house servants
Trade ReviewThis is Gosford Park as non-fiction, and utterly fascinating * Times Literary Supplement *
'Entertaining saga of the class divide' * The Daily Express *
'Intimate and absorbing study' * The Sunday Times *
Architectural historian Masson brings alive the symbiotic relationship between the houses, their owners, and the workers. * Financial Times *
'Musson is excellent on the changing face of service in the twentieth century' * Spectator *
'Personal anecdotes bring this well-researched book to life' * Mail on Sunday *
'A brilliantly readable book full of human history and entertaining anecdotes' * Lancashire Evening Post *
'He retells the story at a cracking pace... we are reminded that all kinds of likely lads, including Chaucer, started out as paper pushers and cup bearers' * Guardian *
'Packed with quotes from memoirs and letters, as well as first hand accounts, a fascinating social history' * BBC Who Do You Think You Are Magazine *
'An ideal read' * Field Magazine *
