Aprons and Silver Spoons by Mollie Moran - ISBN: 9780718159993
Paperback
Pre-war servant’s secrets: Scrubbing floors, polishing silver, uncovering scandals.

Aprons and Silver Spoons

The heartwarming memoirs of a 1930s scullery maid

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    22 May 2013

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Summary

The charming memoirs of a pre-war domestic servant who became a scullery maid at the age of 14.

“No one ever thinks of the poor scullery maid. The lowest of the low.”

When Mollie Browne became a ‘skivvy’ in a stately London townhouse aged just 14, she quickly learned that a large amount of elbow grease and a sense of humour would be tantamount to surviving there. Through Mollie’s eyes we are offered a fascinating glimpse into London’s invisible ‘downstairs’, a world that has l…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780718159993
ISBN-10:0718159993
Author:Mollie Moran
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:22 May 2013
Weight:260g
Dimensions:198mm x 131mm x 25mm
About The Author

Mollie Moran

Born in 1916, Mollie Moran is now ninety-six and lives by the seafront in Bournemouth. She regularly hosts Scrabble parties and cooks for up to twenty-five people. Mollie grew up in Norfolk, and was sent to London as a scullery maid at the age of 14. She remains friends with the kitchen maid, Flo, from the first household she worked in more than 80 years later.

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