Customer Reviews

A Great Read! - By: Antoinette Brooks, 12 Jun 2008
This is one of those books which I expected to have several reviews, and, as it doesn't have any, I thought I'd let every potential reader know just how great it is.

The author of this book is Dorothy Edwards, who is better known as the writer & illustrator of the "My Naughty Little Sister" series. In this book, she gathers several true stories that her aunt told her about her adventures working as a maidin Londonin the late 1880s. Her aunt was only ten when she was sent to live out for the first time - but she was one not to be messed with. Although she was young, small for her age, & at the bottom of the social pile wherever she worked Nan, as she was called, was a girl with great spirit - she always made sure she stood up for herself.

So whether it is teaching a lesson to some mean older boys, getting sweet revenge on a cheeky postman, or taking a rich young lady down a peg or two - Nan, with her strong sense of justice & right or wrong, is always a girl to be admired.

It is writtenin the first person, as if Nan herself had sat next to you & decided to tell you all about her childhood. This makes it the ideal book to read aloud to your children, especially as most of the chapters are not too long. So go on - grab a copy! I'm sure you & your children won't be disappointed!