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**For fans of i>Call the Midwife/i>, a unique autobiography of a 1930s London childhood/b>Enid Elliot Linder was the daughter of a butler and a lady''s maid in service in some of England''s grandest country houses. Evoking the lost world of a childhood ''below stairs'', Linder''s touching memoir describes how her life changed as Britain headed towards war.After the family moved to a Marylebone tenement, her father sought work in London restaurants whilst battling personal demons. Meanwhile Linder''s aunt was nanny to a high-ranking member of the British Union of Fascists as they grew in influence.In a photorealistic and immensely charming narrative reminiscent of Patrick Hamilton, Linder evokes the sights and smells of prewar London - and of lonely Cornwall, to where she was unhappily evacuated - in a way that will appeal to fans of i>Downton Abbey/i>. A unique personal account of a tumultuous time.

Auteur

Enid Elliott Linder, who died in 2007, was an artist specialising in silhouette drawings. She left her memoir to her niece Elaine Cox, a lecturer at Oxford Brookes, who promised to assure its publication.

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A memoir of a 1930s London childhood, from the daughter of a butler and lady's maid in service to some of England's grandest country houses. Ideal for fans of "Call The Midwife" and "Downton Abbey".

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For fans of Call the Midwife, a unique autobiography of a 1930s London childhood.