Tag: Upstairs Downstairs

• Women Writers Reading Challenge #20: Longbourn by Jo Baker

  May 14, 2015

  Reading Challenge

  Jane Austen, Jo Baker, Longbourn, Pride and Prejudice, Upstairs Downstairs

  I haven’t read much in the way of Jane Austen adaptations, but I was really excited to read Jo Baker’s book because it had such an interesting point of view–that of the servants in the Bennet’s household. There was plenty of drama to appreciate, lots of intrigue, some feel-good moments, and plenty of food descriptions (you…

• Baking for Bookworms: Cheese Soufflé from Below Stairs by Margaret Powell

  January 25, 2015

  Baking for Bookworms

  baking, Below Stairs, cheese souffle, Downton Abbey, Margaret Powell, souffle, Upstairs Downstairs

  I’ve already talked a little about this book in my last post, but today we’re focused on food. I may or may not have said that I wouldn’t be cooking from non-fiction about food, but if I did so, I lied. I read a lot of cooking memoirs and they have really delightful recipe ideas…

• 2015 Women Writers Reading Challenge–Book #3: Below Stairs by Margaret Powell

  January 21, 2015

  Reading Challenge

  Below Stairs, Downtown Abbey, Margaret Powell, memoir, reading challenge, Upstairs Downstairs, women writers

  If you are anything like me, you are a huge fan of BBC shows, especially Downton Abbey. This book started all these wonderful shows: a classic memoir about working in service during the 1920s. Powell’s voice is personal; you can imagine her speaking to you as you read. Slightly nostalgic and quite feisty, I can’t…