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A fascinating memoir of life as a lady's maid in a big house in the 1930s, covering the beauty of the house, the housing of royals escaping the Nazis, the hard
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Your wardrobe is crammed with clothes but you’ve got nothing to wear. Sound familiar? Let us introduce you to The Lady’s Maid. A modern-day Mary Poppins of