A Cornish maid
By: Rosemary Aitken
Publisher: Severn House Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Surry, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9780727867827; 9781847511553
Subjects: History; Detective and mystery stories; Investigation; Women household employees; Missing persons; Social classes; Fiction
Description: Autumn 1909: Edith Trewin, the general maid in the Killivert household, and Miss Alicia, the young lady of the house, are social worlds apart, though they share a streak of independence and intelligence. Edith is imaginative and - though not highly educated - has a way with words and a keen perception of the world. Whereas lively Alicia is irked at being forced to answer to her brother Edwin for the running of the house and the care of her ailing mother.