London, Cassell, 1975, hardcover, xii-268 pp, second impression, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, bookplate to front endpaper, slight color offsetting to front endpaper, front endpaper and half-title page a bit warped from a paper clip, light spine-end bumps. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, light edge nicks, in new Brodart sleeve. Rosina Harrison's own story of both the upper-crust and their servants culled from her 35 years as lady's maid to Lady Nancy Langhorne Astor. Illustrated with 16 black-&-white plates, family trees of both the Astor and Harrison families, and a chart showing the servants to the family and their relationship to each other in the Astor households: 1928. Index appended. Laid-in is a copy of the original New York Times book review Oct. 12, 1975. ISBN 9780304294701

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In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of the Astor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the infamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament, entertained royalty, and traveled the world. "She's not a lady as you would understand a lady" was the butler's ominous warning. But what no one expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her match in the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl from the country. For 35 years, from the parties thrown for royalty and trips across the globe, to the air raids during WWII, Rose was by Lady Astor's side and behind the scenes, keeping everything running smoothly. In charge of everything from the clothes and furs to the baggage to the priceless diamond "sparklers," Rose was closer to Lady Astor than anyone else. In her decades of service she received one £5 raise, but she traveled the world in style and retired with a lifetime's worth of stories. Like Gosford Park and Downton Abbey, ROSE is a captivating insight into the great wealth 'upstairs' and the endless work 'downstairs', but it is also the story of an unlikely decades-long friendship that grew between Her Ladyship and her spirited Yorkshire maid.

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Bookseller: West of Eden Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 7703
Title: Rose: My Life in Service
Author: Harrison, Rosina
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0304294705
ISBN 13: 9780304294701
Publisher: Cassell
Place of Publication: London
This edition first published: 1975
Keywords: 20th century; Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Feminine; Great Britain; Harrison, Rosina; Historical; Personal Memoirs; Women

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