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Aprons and Silver Spoons: The heartwarming memoirs of a 1930s scullery maid by Mollie Moran
4.0
I’ve read many books about domestic service. I think Mollie had a very unique experience and was quite fortunate to have such compassionate employers during her time in service. Her experience was not common and the amount of freedom she seemingly had was rather astounding.
Her narrative voice was strong. I found myself frustrated with her juvenile self at times. I was not, and never have been, a hormone-driven, boy-crazy girl so maybe I just don’t get it but her obsession with boys over almost everything else was rather grating. It was frustrating to watch her make those kinds of mistakes and come so close to throwing her life away because of a boy. I liked her spunk though and she strikes me as being a lot of fun. Even at 96, I reckon she still gets into scrapes!
This is a good book if you’re interested in domestic service. It really offers a different side to other memoirs and texts on same.
Her narrative voice was strong. I found myself frustrated with her juvenile self at times. I was not, and never have been, a hormone-driven, boy-crazy girl so maybe I just don’t get it but her obsession with boys over almost everything else was rather grating. It was frustrating to watch her make those kinds of mistakes and come so close to throwing her life away because of a boy. I liked her spunk though and she strikes me as being a lot of fun. Even at 96, I reckon she still gets into scrapes!
This is a good book if you’re interested in domestic service. It really offers a different side to other memoirs and texts on same.