The Secret Countess (Paperback)
Eva Ibbotson (author)- In stock online
Eva Ibbotson's charming and warm-hearted tale, A Secret Countess was originally published as A Countess Below Stairs.
Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about their new maid - but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication.
Then the young Earl returns home from the war - and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together: Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel - and anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks . . .
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781447280101
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 260 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 22 mm
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“The Secret Countess”
This book is about Anna she is a Russian Countess. Her family come over to England and have to find jobs. Anna gets one as a servant, she is working for the Earl of Westholme. Nobody knows that she is a countess, the... More
“The Secret Countess”
Absolutely lovely book!!!!It is for teens as well as adults. I (31) love her books in general and am reading "Song for Summer" and am looking forward to "Morning Gift".
“The Secret Countess”
sooo good much better than a song for summer though i felt it wos a bit short i personally would have prefered it if it were longer cos i read fast!
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