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Minding the Manor
- The Memoir of a 1930s English Kitchen Maid
- Narrated by: Veida Dehmlow
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Mollie Moran is one of the few people alive today who can recall working "downstairs" in the early 1930s before the outbreak of World War II. In Minding the Manor, she provides a rare and fascinating insight into a world that has long since vanished.
Mollie left school at age fourteen and became a scullery maid for a wealthy gentleman with a mansion house in London's Knightsbridge and a Tudor manor in Norfolk. Even though her days were long and grueling and included such endless tasks as polishing doorknobs, scrubbing steps, and helping with all of the food prep in the kitchen, Mollie enjoyed her freedom and had a rich life. Like any bright-eyed teenager, Mollie also spent her days daydreaming about boys, dresses, and dances. She cherished her friendship with Flo, the kitchen maid, dated a sweet farmhand, and became secretly involved with a brooding and temperamental footman. Molly eventually rose to kitchen maid and then became cook for the Earl of Leicester's niece at the magnificent Wallington Hall.
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, Margaret Mitchell's great novel of the South is one of the most popular books ever written. Within six months of its publication in 1936, Gone With the Wind had sold a million copies. To date, it has been translated into 25 languages, and more than 28 million copies have been sold. Here are the characters that have become symbols of passion and desire....
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There'll Be Blue Skies
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When sixteen-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. All she knows are the sights and sounds of London's East End – but Sally swallows her tears as they leave the familiar landmarks behind, knowing that she has to be a Grown-Up Girl and play mother to her six-year-old brother Ernie. Playing mother is nothing new for Sally – their real mother Florrie, a good-time girl, hasn't even come to the station to wave them off and Ernie, crippled at an early age by polio, is used to depending on his older sister.
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The audible reading was poor
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By: Ellie Dean
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Good Evening, Mrs Craven
- The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes
- By: Mollie Panter-Downes
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For fifty years Mollie Panter-Downes' name was associated with The New Yorker, for which she wrote a regular 'Letter from London', book reviews and over thirty short stories; of the twenty-one in Good Evening, Mrs Craven, written between 1939 and 1944, only two had ever been reprinted - these very English stories have, until now, been unavailable to English readers.
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Another Great Persephone read
- By Jerri C on 12-22-11
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The Nightingale Girls
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Three very different girls sign up as trainee nurses at a big London teaching hospital in 1934. Dora leaves her overcrowded, squalid working-class home for a better life. But has she got what it takes to keep up with other, better-educated girls? And will her hated stepfather ever let her go? Helen is born for the job; her brother is a doctor, her all-powerful mother a hospital trustee. But will Helen’s secret misery be her downfall? An aristocratic rebel, Millie’s carefree attitude will find her up in front of Matron again and again. Will she ever care enough to make a nurse? Or will she go back to the glamorous life she was born to?
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For young girls
- By deborah jernigan on 12-31-16
By: Donna Douglas
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An Irish Country Doctor
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Barry Laverty, M.B., can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map when he first sets out to seek gainful employment there, but already he knows that there is nowhere he would rather live than in the emerald hills and dales of Northern Ireland. The proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree and little else in the way of worldly possessions, Barry jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice. At least until he meets Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly.
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Something's Missing ... But It's Not the "F Bomb"!
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Lord James Harrington and the Winter Mystery
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1957. Lord James Harrington and his wife, Beth, run a country hotel in the village of Cavendish, deep in the heart of West Sussex. James and Beth are discussing the latest Cavendish Players production, The Devil Incarnate, when their cleaner informs them that farmer Alec Grimes is missing.
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I'm Officially Hooked On Lord Harrington
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An Orphan in the Snow
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Liverpool, 1941. Troubled by a dark family history and the pain of seeing her country torn apart by war, young June Lavender finds new hope when she takes a job at the Dr Barnardo's children's home. There she meets Lizzie McRae, a little girl who is the spitting image of June's sister, who died tragically years before. Against the matron's wishes, the two girls form an unexpected bond as June tries to get the traumatised orphan to speak.
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- By mrsmlbj on 11-23-22
By: Molly Green
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Nanny McPhee and The Big Bang
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Nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album For Children. Who better to read the novel of the new Nanny McPhee film than Nanny McPhee herself, Emma Thompson, who also wrote both the screenplay and the novel. This delightful audio edition captures the magic and the mayhem of Nanny McPhee’s brand new adventure – it will have you laughing out loud!
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Story+Film Diary+Emma Thompson=Joy
- By Pam M on 08-02-17
By: Emma Thompson
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Honor
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An honor killing shatters and transforms the lives of Turkish immigrants in 1970s London. Internationally best-selling Turkish author Elif Shafak’s new novel is a dramatic tale of families, love, and misunderstandings that follows the destinies of twin sisters born in a Kurdish village. While Jamila stays to become a midwife, Pembe follows her Turkish husband, Adem, to London, where they hope to make new lives for themselves and their children. In London, they face a choice: stay loyal to the old traditions or try their best to fit in.
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Complex but Compelling
- By Cariola on 04-14-13
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Christmas at Thrush Green
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The villagers of Thrush Green celebrate Christmas traditionally, in a way that has hardly changed over the generations. Children eagerly hang up their stockings, families go to church together and everyone enjoys the treats of the festive season. And when it snows as the carol singers make their way round the cottages on the green, it looks as if Christmas will be perfect this year. But not everything is as peaceful as it seems.
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Pennies for Hitler
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It's 1939, and for Georg, son of an English academic living in Germany, life is full of cream cakes and loving parents. It is also a time when his teacher measures the pupils' heads to see which of them have the most 'Aryan'- shaped heads. But when a university graduation ceremony turns into a pro-Nazi demonstration, Georg is smuggled out of Germany to war-torn London and then across enemy seas to Australia where he must forget his past and who he is in order to survive. Hatred is contagious, but Georg finds that kindness can be, too.
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This could be a Bryce Courtenay novel
- By K Cornwinkle on 07-02-14
By: Jackie French
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- E. Mathur
- 03-25-15
Delightful little tale
Would you consider the audio edition of Minding the Manor to be better than the print version?
I liked having it read to me - the narrator did a great job of convincing me she was Mollie!
What did you like best about this story?
I liked Mollie's spunk and her sense of adventure. I also enjoyed the ability to understand the daily routines of the downstairs staff in the 1930s.
What does Veida Dehmlow bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She had an accent - I don't know British accents so I assume to be fairly authentic one - but nonetheless made the book entertaining and convincing.
Any additional comments?
I am so glad that Mollie wrote this memoir so as to not loose this this sort of history.
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- Cheryl
- 03-06-15
Top Notch Narrator
This book was one of the best books I've listened to. Loved the story and Molly's adventures. The narrator was also top-notch. I will be listening to other books she's narrated.
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- Nora
- 12-29-14
Enjoyable Listen
Where does Minding the Manor rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
More relaxing than many. A simple story told by a lady I would love to meet.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Molly, she captures from the start
Which scene was your favorite?
Molly riiding her bike in a ballgown
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The moment in which her Dad died
Any additional comments?
A simple pleasant experience. It relaxed me and brought back many memories.
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- Julieann
- 03-21-19
A Real Treasure
Firstly, the narration was fantastic! But oh, the story! What a sweet surprise! We’ve heard tell of how hard domestic service is and this story has that but the rest of it is just so amazing and uplifting! How I would have loved to have met Mollie. The stories she has to tell and the way she writes them truly transports you to those grand stately houses in London and the surrounding countryside. You can almost hear the clacking of the copper pots and smell the delicious aroma of the food! And to be found in her mother’s kitchen on baking day sounds like heaven!
A beautiful life and an amazing story with a narrator who gets it right...you can’t go wrong with this book!
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- annette
- 03-29-16
EXCELLENT
Narrator brought it all to life making me feel part of Ms. Moran's history. I could vividly picture the scenes in the scullery, kitchen, her mother's cottage but most of all smell the aroma of baked goods. I just loved it!!
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- Lisa Brown
- 03-19-16
Absolutely loved the story of Mollie Brown
Excellent narration. Very enjoyable book. If you enjoyed Downtown Abbey, you'll love this.
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- Colleen
- 06-30-15
Refreshing and so likeable
Will Mollie's accounts of working for the gentry reveal any new information for those who have already read other books on the subject? No, probably not. But I got such a pleasure from listening to her own memories unique to her and the stories of a young woman from a different time. The narrator was excellent, as if you really stumbled upon old Mollie Moran while working at a nursing home and got to hear her gem of a tale.
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- Judy
- 07-15-22
Downton Abbey Meets Cinderella
This is the lovely tale of young Mollie Moran and her adventures in the kitchens of the British aristocracy. Her primary story is set during the turbulent years spanning World Wars I and II, and includes frequent reference to historical figures of the day such as King George V and his wife Queen Mary, followed in due course by brief discussions of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, King George VI, and his little girl, Elizabeth. Looming ominously over Mollie's personal narrative is the gathering darkness of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. Both wars figure prominently in the shaping of Mollie's life.
We are given a thumbnail sketch of the history of the day wrapped in the story of Mollie's changing fortunes and professional development. The occasional insertion of little household tips lends an air of humorous authenticity to the tale of the scullery maid who takes on the kitchens of the local gentry.
Narration is good.
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- Cathy
- 09-24-23
Great book.
What a great book!!I have certainly enjoyed it and would heartily recommend it to other ladies to read at their leisure.i rate the performance of the author at 100 percent! Overall a wonderful book and story!.
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- Gully
- 09-22-23
Wonderfully Entertaining!
As a Downton Abbey fan and a fan of that era, this was a marvelous listen. Molly's account of her life in public service is never dull! From varying bosses, to adventures, friends, boys/men and plenty of hard work, you will discover what life was really like in that time of domestic servants, the upper class, and more.
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