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    Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid
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    Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid
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    Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid

    By Flo Wadlow

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    About this ebook

    This delightful memoir provides a unique 'Upstairs, Downstairs'
    account of what life was really like in a bygone era.
    At the age of sixteen, Flo Wadlow left her family to begin what would become a distinguished life 'in service'. Starting as a kitchen maid in London, she soon rose through the ranks and worked at many of England's great houses including Woodhall in Hilgay where she met scullery maid Mollie Moran, author of Aprons and Silver Spoons; Hatfield House and Blicking Hall. By her early twenties, Flo was in charge of the kitchen and cooked for prime ministers and royalty. Including some of Flo's cherished recipes and photographs from her life, Over a Hot Stove is a must-read for fans of Downton Abbey.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAllison & Busby
    Release dateSep 26, 2013
    ISBN9780749015763
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    Over a Hot Stove: Life below stairs in Britain’s great houses: the charming memoirs of a 1930s kitchen maid
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    Flo Wadlow

    Florence Wadlow died on 9th January 2013, at the age of 100. The Daily Telegraph paid tribute to her with a detailed obituary. Flo was unimpressed by the TV programmes Upstairs, Downstairs and Downton Abbey, saying: 'They have got it wrong. They should have talked to people like me.'

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    Reviews for Over a Hot Stove

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    • 5/5
      Warm, cheerful, sensible. A person or would be nice to have known.
    • 4/5
      Very interesting book about the servant class in a fascinating time area - a lot of true life examples with lots of photos, fun read!
    • 3/5
      Worth reading

      I would have liked even more detail about the day to day life but this was quite interesting. Made me want to keep a tidier house...though I probably wont
    • 3/5
      Quite interesting but would have benefitted from more detail about what went on day to day. Ghost written (understandably given the age of the 'author') but rather lazily and therefore comes across as the written record of a one sided conversation. More active work by the collaborator would have produced a more useful book. Some good photos (although the cover photo is a composite using a photo of the author at a quite different location to that shown)