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One Pair of Hands

by Monica Dickens
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Overview

After being expelled from drama school and exhausted by the deb party circuit, Monica Dickens, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, takes on the role of cook-general for the English upper classes. While frantically trying to cook and clean for a succession of employers, she subjects herself to all the degradations and delights of life as a servant in the '30s.

Synopsis

After being expelled from drama school and exhausted by the deb party circuit, Monica Dickens, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, takes on the role of cook-general for the English upper classes. While frantically trying to cook and clean for a succession of employers, she subjects herself to all the degradations and delights of life as a servant in the '30s.

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Book Details

Published
August 1, 2005
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers, Ltd.
Pages
219
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780897333047

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