Book description
If you liked Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs,
it's time to discover the reality in the true story Aprons and Silver
Spoons by Mollie Moran.
'If you love Downton, this is right up your street!' Closer
'This evocative memoir... provides a fascinating insight into a
world that has long since disappeared' The Sun
'A vivid, entertaining and human glimpse into life in service
during the 1930s complete with recipes, tips and photos'
My Weekly
'a wonderful book' Bookbag
'A lovely story' Mailonline
When young Mollie 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 long-since vanished: cooking
huge roast dinners, polishing doorknobs, scrubbing steps - and
covering up her employers' scandals. Going to dances with her fellow
servants and flirting with Harrods' errand boys, she had no idea that
the oncoming war in 1939 would change her world, and that of those she
served, forever...
Discover the real hardships and rewards for a pre-war domestic
servant in Mollie Moran's charming memoir Aprons and Silver Spoons.
Mollie Moran is now ninety-six, living in Bournemouth where she
still continues to demonstrate her skills in the kitchen by hosting
huge dinner parties. Over eighty years after starting as a scullery
maid in London, she still keeps in touch with Flo, the kitchen maid,
and her life-long friend.
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.
