A Countess Below Stairs
 

A Countess Below Stairs

by Eva Ibbotson

After the russian revolution turns her world topsy-turvy, Anna, a young russian countess, has no choice but to flee to england. penniless, Anna hides her aristocratic background and takes a job as servant in the household of the esteemed westerholme family, armed only with an outdated housekeeping manual and sheer determination. Desperate to keep her past a secret, Anna is nearly overwhelmed by... (read more)

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Doorways
  • Rated 4 stars

Fun, vibrant characters that kept me laughing!

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CAROLINE B
  • Rated 2 stars

I really did not like this book. It was unsatisfying and whatever you wanted to happen didn't happen the right way. There was no romance even though it said it was a "romance novel" and even when there was a spark of it, there was only a kiss on the cheek or something. The characters were also completely over shadowed by unnessesary details and facts from the time period. =[

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  • Rated 3.977273 stars
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  • Rated 4.75 stars
 

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  • Rukmini G

    rukmini g said:

    i loved this book but it was called 'a secret countess'. its the same story, different name. eva ibbotson is a really good writer.

    posted 10 days ago
  • Selena (Selery) T

    selena (selery) t said:

    I love this author, she is an amazing author and I have read her other similar books.

    posted Friday, July 11 2008
  • *Leah*

    *leah* said:

    If you do decide to read it, which I think you should, because it's great, you should definetly read eva Ibbotson's other books. Some of the other ones like this are: A company of Swans, The Morning Gift and songs for Summer.

    posted Friday, July 11 2008
  • maeve l

    maeve l said:

    I need some advice to see if I should read this book. Please help me.

    posted Thursday, July 10 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
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