{"product_id":"servants-hall-book-margaret-powell-9781250043450","title":"Servants' Hall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eBelow Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eServants' Hall \u003c\/i\u003etells a gripping real-life tale reminiscent of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey's\u003c\/i\u003e Lady Sybil and Tom Branson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Powell's \u003ci\u003eBelow Stairs \u003c\/i\u003ebecame a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of \u003ci\u003eMasterpiece Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e's hit television series \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e. Now in the sequel \u003ci\u003eServants' Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoing from rags to riches, Rose finds herself caught up in a maelstrom of gossip, incredulity and envy among her fellow servants. The reaction from upstairs was no better: Mr. Wardham, the master of the house, disdained the match so completely that he refused ever to have contact with the young couple again. Gerald and Rose marry, leave Redlands and Powell looks on with envy, even as the marriage hits on bumpy times: To us in the servants' hall, it was just like a fairy tale . . . How I wished I was in her shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again bringing that lost world to life, Margaret Powell trains her pen and her gimlet eye on her betters in this next chapter from a life spent in service. \u003ci\u003eServants' Hall\u003c\/i\u003e is Margaret Powell at her best--a warm, funny and sometimes hilarious memoir of life at a time when wealthy families like ruled England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49986867298577,"sku":"CIN125004345XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50265256755473,"sku":"CIN125004345XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51078479282449,"sku":"GOR008344884","price":20.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53251154411793,"sku":"GOR012466569","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/125004345X.jpg?v=1751402097","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-ie\/products\/servants-hall-book-margaret-powell-9781250043450","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}