Below Stairs

'A nurse worked hard, but a skivvy worked harder -- brought to life in this wonderful book' Jennifer Worth, author of the Call the Midwife trilogy 'Enormous gusto, salty humour, wisdom' Evening Standard 'Shrewd, unabashed, wickedly funny, a unique front-line report of her life's experiences' Jack De Manio, BBC 'A nurse worked hard, but a skivvy worked harder -- brought to life in this wonderful book' Jennifer Worth, author of the Call the Midwife trilogy 'Enormous gusto, salty humour, wisdom' Evening Standard 'Shrewd, unabashed, wickedly funny, a unique front-line report of her life's experiences' Jack De Manio, BBC 'With a strong Sussex accent, punched up by Cockney highlights and a dirty honk of a laugh, Powell's breezy anecdotal style [is] defiantly individualistic' Guardian 'from the woman who inspired the classic television series Upstairs Downstairs ... timeless classics, retro rarities and daring oddities. It's sure to provide inspiration and instruction for any creative cook' Cheshire Life on The Downstairs Cookbook: Recipes from a 1920s Household Cook by Margaret Powell 'instantly compelling, salty and unsentimental ... an affecting portrait of a vital, intelligent young woman struggling to assert herself against a system that would prefer she keep her head down and her mouth shut' Kirkus Review 'With humour and a sharp eye for detail, Margaret Powell exposes the true nature of the relationships between servants and good and bad employers... Informative and tremendous fun' Historical Novel Society 'a fascinating "downstairs" portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place' The Book Reporter