{"product_id":"2940170493302","title":"Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor","description":"In 1928, Rosina Harrison arrived at the illustrious household of  the \u003cbr\u003eAstor family to take up her new position as personal maid to the  \u003cbr\u003einfamously temperamental Lady Nancy Astor, who sat in Parliament,  \u003cbr\u003eentertained royalty, and traveled the world. \"She's not a lady as you  \u003cbr\u003ewould understand a lady\" was the butler's ominous warning. But what no \u003cbr\u003eone  expected was that the iron-willed Lady Astor was about to meet her \u003cbr\u003ematch in  the no-nonsense, whip-smart girl from the country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor thirty-five years, from the parties thrown for royalty and trips across the \u003cbr\u003eglobe, to the air raids during World War II, Rose was by Lady Astor's side and \u003cbr\u003ebehind the scenes, keeping everything running smoothly. In charge of \u003cbr\u003eeverything from the clothes and furs to the baggage to the priceless \u003cbr\u003ediamond \"sparklers,\" Rose was closer to Lady Astor than anyone else. In \u003cbr\u003eher decades of service she received one 5-pound raise, but she traveled the \u003cbr\u003eworld in style and retired with a lifetime's worth of stories. Like \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGosford Park \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey\u003c\/i\u003e, Rose is not only a captivating insight into the \u003cbr\u003egreat wealth 'upstairs' and the endless work 'downstairs'; it is \u003cbr\u003ealso the story of an unlikely decades-long friendship that grew between \u003cbr\u003eHer Ladyship and her spirited Yorkshire maid.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115519951088,"sku":"2940170493302","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170493302_p0.jpg?v=1763710768","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170493302","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}