Best for: Those interested in learning about different lives In a nutshell: Author Margaret Powell shares stories from her life working as a Kitchen Maid in England. Worth quoting: “I couldn’t help thinking of my poor father and mother at home. All they had was toast. And all this food going up to them, who never worked. I just couldn’t help thinking of the unfairness of life.” Why I chose it: I picked this up at a charity book sale at work just before lock […]