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Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor
by Rosina Harrison
Who could refuse a book about Lady Astor written by her ladies maid? Rose was with Lady Astor from 1928 until her death and during that time she was an eyewitness to this amazing American turned British politician and aristocrat's mercurial and dynamic personality. I was dying to hear Rose's take on the barbs Lady Astor traded with Churchill among others. Rather I was treated to the unusual and not very insightful relationship between Rose and Lady Astor, in which they spent more time bickering than anything else. The upstairs/downstairs relationships were interesting, and I enjoyed the book, but Rose isn't a first rate author. Pacing and background are lacking. I would have loved a bit more historical context for some of the events and more details, but alas Lady Astor's secrets went to the grave with Rose.