Margaret Powell

M. Powell (1907-1984) raconte son expérience dans les cuisines des familles aristocratiques londoniennes. D'abord fille de cuisine puis cuisinière, elle n'hésite pas à tenir tête à ses patrons pour améliorer ses conditions de travail.

The only escape from being a kitchen maid is to get married, but with just one evening off a week, Margaret has no time to lose. Her initial prospects are hardly the stuff of dreams, but then she meets Albert the milkman. Having spent their whole lives serving others, can they start to figure out what they want for themselves?

The remarkable true story of Margaret Powell, who arrived at the servant's entrance in the 1920s as a kitchen maid and entered an entirely new world. Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye in this fascinating portrait of life in Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.

A collection of accounts about life in the servants' halls of England's great houses shares the true story of under-parlourmaid Rose, who after eloping with her employer's only son was swept up in a maelstrom of gossip.

295p. ; 23 cm