Genre: | Biography: Historical, Political & Military |
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Language : | English |
Published: | April 13, 2021 |
Edition: | 3rd |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9781785786099 |
ISBN10: | 1785786091 |
Pages: | 288 |
Dimensions: | 5.0 x 7.75 x 1.0 inches |
Weight: | 289.16 g |
Enid Elliot Linder was the daughter of a butler and a lady’s maid in service in some of England’s grandest country houses.
Evoking the lost world of a childhood ‘below stairs’, Linder’s touching memoir describes how her life changed as Britain headed towards war.
After the family moved to a Marylebone tenement, her father sought work in London restaurants whilst battling personal demons. Meanwhile Linder’s aunt was nanny to a high-ranking member of the British Union of Fascists as they grew in influence.
In a photorealistic and immensely charming narrative reminiscent of Patrick Hamilton, Linder evokes the sights and smells of prewar London - and of lonely Cornwall, to where she was unhappily evacuated - in a way that will appeal to fans of Call The Midwife or Downton Abbey. A unique personal account of a tumultuous time.