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That Is a Very Different Life

Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid by Margaret Powell

December 14, 2020 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Those interested in learning about different lives In a nutshell: Author Margaret Powell shares stories from her life working as a Kitchen Maid in England. Worth quoting: “I couldn’t help thinking of my poor father and mother at home. All they had was toast. And all this food going up to them, who never worked. I just couldn’t help thinking of the unfairness of life.” Why I chose it: I picked this up at a charity book sale at work just before lock […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Margaret Powell

ASKReviews's CBR12 Review No:50 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Margaret Powell ·
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