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24%OFFMonica Dickens - One Pair of Hands: From Upstairs to Downstairs, in this charming 1930s memoir - 9780091944681 - V9780091944681
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One Pair of Hands: From Upstairs to Downstairs, in this charming 1930s memoir

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Description for One Pair of Hands: From Upstairs to Downstairs, in this charming 1930s memoir Paperback. 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. This title tells story of Monica. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 228.

'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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780091944681
SKU
V9780091944681
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About Monica Dickens
Monica Dickens MBE was born in 1915, and was the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Expelled from St Paul's Girls' School, she was then sent to a finishing school in France, before returning home to life as a debutante: 'The deb scene and the dances were absolute agony. I would look at the waiters and the maids at balls and know ... Read more

Reviews for One Pair of Hands: From Upstairs to Downstairs, in this charming 1930s memoir
Glorious entertainment
Daily Mail
Riotously amusing
The Times

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