{"product_id":"9781444735895","title":"The Cook's Tale","description":"\u003cp\u003eNancy Jackman was born in 1907 in a remote Norfolk village. Her father was a ploughman, her mother a former servant who struggled to make ends meet in a cottage so small that access to the single upstairs room was via a ladder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pace of life in that long-vanished world was dictated by the slow, heavy tread of the farm horse and though Nancy's earliest memories were of a green, sunny countryside still unspoiled by the motorcar, she also knew at first hand the harshness of a world where the elderly were forced to break stones on the roads and where school children were regularly beaten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy left school at the age of twelve to work for a local farmer who forced her to stand in the rain when she made a mistake, physically abused her and eventually tried to rape her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy continued to work as a cook until the 1950s, sustained by her determination to escape and find a life of her own. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cook's Tale\u003c\/i\u003e shows you life below stairs as it really was and is perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart of the \u003ci\u003eLives of Servants\u003c\/i\u003e series. Other titles in the series are: \u003ci\u003eThe Maid's Tale, They Also Serve \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCocoa at Midnight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coronet Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054027686128,"sku":"9781444735895","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444735895_p0.jpg?v=1763824936","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444735895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}