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Hannah Gordon (contributor) and
Monica Dickens
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
G K Hall Audio Books
Publication date
November 1, 1985
Binding
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780816198870
ISBN-10
081619887X
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$49.95
Other format details
audio
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante? Well, if you're Monica Dickens, you become a cook. She makes the plunge to a life "below the stairs," confident in her abilities to be a cook because she once took a course in French cuisine. She quickly learns the difference between school learning and real life. Scalded milk, dropped roasts, and fallen souffles plague her in her domestic career, but she perseveres. What makes this book so delightful is the sense of humor and drama Monica Dickens brings to her work. From dressing up for job interviews in a "supporting-a-widowed-mum look" to eavesdropping on dinner guests, she tackles her work with an enthusiasm for discovery. To her descriptions of battles with crazy scullery maids, abusive employers, and unwieldy custards, she brings a humorous and pointed commentary about the delicate and ongoing war between the wealthy and their servants. Written in 1939, this true-life experience reveals a writer who wasted no opportunity to explore daily lives and dramas. Her keen eye for detail, youthful resilience, and sense of the absurd make One Pair of Hands a deliciously inside look at the households of the British upper-class.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Gardners Books (April 2, 2012)
9781445887869 | details & prices | List price $33.75
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
With Charles P. McKeague |
Hardcover with CD edition from Brooks/Cole Pub Co (October 1, 2003); titled "Trigonometry"
With James Stewart, Lothar Redlin, Saleem Watson |
Hardcover with CD edition from Brooks/Cole Pub Co (October 1, 2003); titled "College Algebra"
9780534406196 | details & prices | List price $96.95
This edition also contains College Algebra
About: Jim Stewart, author of the worldwide, best-selling Calculus, Third Edition--along with two of his former Ph.
This edition also contains College Algebra
About: Jim Stewart, author of the worldwide, best-selling Calculus, Third Edition--along with two of his former Ph.
Paperback
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (October 1, 1994)
9780786202492 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $18.95
About: What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante?
About: What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante?
from Chicago Review Pr (March 1, 1988)
9780897333047 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $14.00
CD/Spoken Word
Unabridged edition from Soundings Ltd (August 1, 2015)
9781407949192 | details & prices | List price $79.95
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
Mp3 una edition from Soundings Ltd (August 1, 2015)
9781407949208 | details & prices | List price $79.95
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
About: Unimpressed by the world of debutante balls, Monica Dickens shocked her family by getting a job.
Cassette/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Hannah Gordon (other contributor) |
from G K Hall Audio Books (November 1, 1985)
9780816198870 | details & prices | List price $49.95
About: What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante?
About: What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante?
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