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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
1250029295
ISBN-13
9781250029294
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117207949
Product Key Features
Book Title
Servants' Hall : a Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
Cultural Heritage, Culinary, Historical
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Below Stairs Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
2
Synopsis
The sequel to "New York Times "bestseller "Below Stairs," "Servants' Hall "tells a gripping real-life tale reminscent of "Downton Abbey's" Lady Sybil and Tom Branson. Margaret Powell's "Below Stairs "became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of "Masterpiece Theatre"'s hit television series "Downton Abbey." Now in the sequel "Servants' Hall," Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.Going from rags to riches, Rose finds herself caught up in a maelstrom of gossip, incredulity and envy among her fellow servants. The reaction from upstairs was no better: Mr. Wardham, the master of the house, disdained the match so completely that he refused ever to have contact with the young couple again. Gerald and Rose marry, leave Redlands and Powell looks on with envy, even as the marriage hits on bumpy times: "To us in the servants' hall, it was just like a fairy tale . . . How I wished I was in her shoes."Once again bringing that lost world to life, Margaret Powell trains her pen and her gimlet eye on her "betters" in this next chapter from a life spent in service. "Servants' Hall" is Margaret Powell at her best a warm, funny and sometimes hilarious memoir of life at a time when wealthy families like ruled England.", The sequel to New York Times bestseller Below Stairs , Servants' Hall tells a gripping real-life tale reminscent of Downton Abbey's Lady Sybil and Tom Branson. Margaret Powell's Below Stairs became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre 's hit television series Downton Abbey . Now in the sequel Servants' Hall , Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald. Going from rags to riches, Rose finds herself caught up in a maelstrom of gossip, incredulity and envy among her fellow servants. The reaction from upstairs was no better: Mr. Wardham, the master of the house, disdained the match so completely that he refused ever to have contact with the young couple again. Gerald and Rose marry, leave Redlands and Powell looks on with envy, even as the marriage hits on bumpy times: "To us in the servants' hall, it was just like a fairy tale . . . How I wished I was in her shoes." Once again bringing that lost world to life, Margaret Powell trains her pen and her gimlet eye on her "betters" in this next chapter from a life spent in service. Servants' Hall is Margaret Powell at her best'e"a warm, funny and sometimes hilarious memoir of life at a time when wealthy families like ruled England.
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