By Alison Maloney
A fascinating and exact guidebook to what work was once relatively like "downstairs" in the course of the interval of Downton Abbey (hint: it was once hard)
In 2011, television audiences have been captivated via the the shock hit express Downton Abbey—which went directly to win six primetime Emmy Awards and catapult its manner into the Guinness Book of World Records for "most seriously acclaimed exhibit of the year."
Entranced via the kinfolk secrets and techniques, the society scandal, and the master-servant divide of an aristocratic Edwardian family, Downton fans eagerly wait for the show's beginning violins to immerse themselves during this rarefied and now-vanished international. In Life less than Stairs, foreign bestselling writer Alison Maloney takes readers behind the scenes to bare a close photo of what went on "downstairs," describing what way of life used to be particularly like in this now completely romanticized period. completely researched and reliably informed, this charmingly illustrated volume also includes first-hand tales from the workers of the time, making it a must-read for an individual attracted to the approach to life and behavior of a bygone period.
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