{"product_id":"9781444735864-the-maids-tale","title":"The Maid's Tale","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe remarkable true story of one English maid's life below stairs\u003cbr\u003eA revealing memoir of life below stairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe must-read memoir from Rose Plummer, a maid in interwar London. A proper piece of English history: perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUpstairs, Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I felt like I was getting somewhere that evening. Sitting by the window sipping my tea and eating lovely iced buns, I felt I'd come such a long way from Hoxton. I had some money . As I sat there I realised I didn't want to go back to my gloomy room at the top of that old house. I wanted more of a life of my own and not to be reminded every day that I wasn't as good as other people.' \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003einspirational true story\u003c\/b\u003e loved by readers:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderful trip down memory lane. \u003cb\u003eI found the odd tear roll down my cheek .\u003c\/b\u003e and there are moments of laughter throughout the book too, smiles and sighs, and even the odd grunt of disgust!' - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'What \u003cb\u003ea vital record of social history\u003c\/b\u003e this is. It is so important that witness accounts like this are recorded for posterity before those who lived them pass away and their memories are lost.' - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I thought this was a wonderful book. \u003cb\u003eIt really gave an insight into what life was really like below stairs \u003c\/b\u003e. not only a very good read but also a great piece of history, \u003cb\u003etold by a feisty woman who lived through it.\u003c\/b\u003e' -  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ READER REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1910, Rose Plummer grew up in an East End slum, where she and fought an unending battle with hunger and squalor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the age of fifteen, Rose started work as a live-in maid, and despite the poverty of her childhood, nothing could have prepared her for the long hours, the backbreaking work and the harshness of a world in which servants were treated as if they were less than human.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut however difficult life became, Rose found something to laugh about, and her remarkable spirit and gift for friendship shines through in her memories of a now-vanished world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449896710518,"sku":"9781444735864","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35845048.jpg?v=1760446860","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781444735864-the-maids-tale","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}