Diamonds at Dinner - My Life as a Lady's Maid in a 1930s Stately Home

by Tim Tate and Hilda Newman

Book Overview

A fascinating memoir of life as a lady's maid in a big house in the 1930s, covering the beauty of the house, the housing of royals escaping the Nazis, the hard work of staff, and the experience of joining the army to serve a Countess Hilda Newman was a maid to Lady Coventry at the Worcestershire stately home of Croome Court in the 1930s. In her fascinating memoir of life below the stairs (as well as glimpses from inside the big house), she reveals...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782196102
• ISBN13: 9781782196105
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: John Blake
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.8"