'Life was a wordless battle of wits between us, with her keeping a
sharp look-out for signs of neglect, and me trying to disguise my
slovenliness by subterfuge. I became an adept at sweeping dust
under the bed, and always used the same few pieces of silver'
Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked
her family by getting a job. With no experience whatsoever, she
gained employment as a cook-general. Monica's cooking and cleaning
skills left much to be desired, and her first few positions were
short lived, but soon she started to hold her own. Monica
discovered the pleasure of daily banter with the milkman and
grocer's boy and the joy of doing an honest day's work, all the
while keeping a wry eye on the childish pique of her employers. One
Pair of Hands is a fascinating and thoroughly entertaining memoir
of life upstairs and downstairs in the early 1930s.
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