'As packed with good things as the Peter Jones sale' Daily Telegraph True stories of friendship, triumph and hardship from behind the counter.
Pamela Cox is a social historian at the University of Essex. She
has presented two major history series for BBC Two - 'Shopgirls-
The True Story of Life Behind the Counter' (2014) and 'Servants-
The True Story of Life Below Stairs' (2012), both produced by
Annabel Hobley. Her previous books include Bad Girls (2012) and
Becoming Delinquent (2002).
Annabel Hobley is a television producer and writer. Her credits for
the BBC, ITV and More4 include Shopgirls- The True Story of Life
Behind the Counter; Servants- The True Story of Life Below Stairs;
McQueen & I, a documentary on fashion icons Alexander McQueen and
Isabella Blow; and The Lost World of Mitchell & Kenyon, about an
extraordinary treasure trove of Edwardian films.
Packed with riveting detail, a more absorbing collection of tales
from the spirited shopgirls of the Victorian era to the present day
would be hard to find.
*Daily Mail*
Rich in surprising insight and human detail . . . endless[ly]
fascinating . . highly readable
*Observer*
Fascinating and addictive... A profusion of lively material
includes the Wodehousian yarn of future Hollywood star "Chilli"
Bouchier.
*Independent*
[Go] behind the glamorous shop fronts and the glitzy shop floors of
Britain’s department stores . . . Here the hidden history of the
unsung heroines of the retail trade is revealed.
*Saga Magazine*
As packed with good things as the Peter Jones sale
*Daily Telegraph*
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