Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor

by Rosina Harrison

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143120867
• ISBN13: 9780143120865
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A sweet memoir of service

Rose was the lady's maid for Lady Astor. This easy-to-read, often humorous memoir of her days in service, and working her way to this position, is a wonderful look into the last days of the Edwardian era and the move into the modern world.