| Beth: A Glorified Maid? Contributor(s): Odgers, Jo (Author) |
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ISBN: 1495425053 ISBN-13: 9781495425059 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.47 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.54 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "I threw the cat among the pigeons that day, smiled sweetly, and said, "Thank you. I had hoped you might have given me a cookery book, or a gardening book. I am not going to study medicine. I am actually hoping to study domestic science, or failing that I will become a nanny and care for children." Father clenched his fists, slammed them down on the arms of his chair, and said "You will become a glorified maid over my dead body, and when you leave school in three months, you will do as you are told, or I will dismiss our daily maid and you can take over the cooking and cleaning at home." A bold statement from an eighteen year old girl facing a dominant father. Beth Harrison has just made a decision which is to change the course of her life. Young women in patriarchal England rarely defied their father's wishes. Beth is different... |
