As a kitchen maid ï ½ the lowest of the low ï ½ she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, & even bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30 a.m. & went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money & food were scarce, but love & laughter never were. Yet, from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids' curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlourmaid, Margaret's tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth & a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters & servants, Below Stairs is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman, who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high. ...

A huge-hearted novel about grief, family, the messiness of life & finding humour in the most unexpected of places. 



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Redbeard the elf pirate needs Ben & Holly's help
- he's lost his treasure.

The gold has sunk down to the bottom

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King & Queen Thistle think it would be fun for Holly to play with her little sisters, Daisy & Poppy.

But the twins

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Join Holly & Ben with their friends, including Gaston the Ladybird, for another magical adventure! Can they work together to

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For a ten-year old kid, Ben Tennyson sure sees his share of action & adventure. & in volume 3, things get even wilder & weirder as Ben, Gwen & Max travel across the country & through time, to save the universe & each other from one evil menace after another. Ben ...

Knife-edge decisions, adrenaline rushes, extreme weather, bitter rivalries, heart-stopping races
- they are all in a day's
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Knife-edge decisions, extreme weather, heart-stopping races
- they are all in a day's work for Ben Ainslie. Against all odds,
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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active, a tough, versatile version of OS Explorer.
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What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite – or is it something less easily defined?

Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the Coopers Hill cheese-rolling contest & traversing a landscape of lawns & queues, coastlines & sporting arenas, Ben Fogle takes us on a journey through the peculiarly English: a country of wax jackets, cricket, boat races & jellied eels, by way of national treasures such as the shipping forecast, fish & chips & the Wellington boot.

Not to mention the Dunkirk spirit of relentless optimism in the face of adversity, be it the heroic failure of Captain Scott’s doomed Antarctic expedition, or simply the perennial hope for better weather.

The archetypal Englishman – lover of labradors & Land Rovers yet holder of two passports – Ben applauds all things quintessentially English while also paying tribute to the history, culture & ideas adopted with such gusto that they have become part of the fabric of the country.

Written with Ben’s trademark warmth & wit, this is a light-hearted yet touching tribute to all things English.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780008222246
• Author: Ben Fogle
• Publisher: William Collins
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 291
• Dimensions: 24 x 16.5 x 3cm

















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