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Upstairs & Downstairs - My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid (Paperback)
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Upstairs & Downstairs - My Life In Service as a Lady's Maid (Paperback)
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The year was 1935: the twilight of the English aristocracy. It was
a time of wealth and glamour; of lavish balls and evening gowns; of
tiaras and a coronation. As personal maid to Lady Coventry, Hilda
Newman had a unique insight into the leisured life of one of
Britain's most noble families. In her fascinating memoir of life
upstairs and down, Hilda takes us back to this period between the
wars; a gilded era which would soon be dramatically changed by the
Second World War. Transplanted from a tiny house with no bath or
hot water to an eighteenth-century Neo-Palladian mansion, Hilda's
life changed beyond recognition. But in a time when the very
foundations of British society were being shaken to their core, the
luxurious life of the country nobility couldn't last. The Second
World War brought more turbulence with it, and Croome Court, where
Hilda had lived and worked, became a haven for the Dutch Royal
Family fleeing Nazi occupation, whilst also home to a top-secret
RAF base. The lavish banquets and decadent parties had become a
thing of the past. Hilda's story takes us back to a bygone era,
showing us what life was really like in England's classic country
manors of old - and uncovers the real lives of the people who
occupied them, from wealthy lord to lowly servant.
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