Rose : My Life in Service to Lady Astor

from GTTexas

A very interesting account of life in service. And, having heard of "lady Astor" continuously from a great aunt while I was growing up, it was interesting to read an account of life.

from bell7

Rosina (Rose) Harrison was born in 1899, in a time and class where she was expected to go into service. She determined early on to be a ladies' maid in order to travel, eventually working for Nancy, Lady Astor, for over 30 years. This is my second memoir of life in service, and it made an interes...

from Beamis12

Fascinating glimpse of a world gone by, of the very rich, and their many extremes of behavior. Loved reading about Rose and her early life, her family and the support she received from her mother who helped her become a ladies maid. The hierarchy of the servant class placed a ladies maid nearer t...

from mchwest

Loved this book. I clipped right along, got into every realm of the lives of the Astor family and my only disappointment was no mention of their days in Newport RI.

from jcelrod

A fascinating account of life as a lady's maid in the early twentieth century.