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Follyfoot / Monica Dickens
Titre : Follyfoot : rusthuis voor paarden Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Monica Dickens (1951-1992), Auteur Editeur : Amsterdam : Uitgeversmaatschappij Holland Importance : 160 p ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-90-230-0158-4 Langues : Néerlandais Note de contenu : Follyfoot Farm is a retirement home for old or unwanted horses, invariably horses rescued from a cruel fate or cruel owners. It's run by the Colonel who is helped by his stepdaughter, Callie, and two stable-hands, Dora and Steve. These three youngsters have plenty to do at the stables, but can always find time to get involved in the mysteries and adventures that abound at Follyfoot. Nature du document : Roman Genre : Animalier/Aventure/Policier, mystère, enquête Exemplaires
Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité Date d'acquisition SEV00010278 R DIC Livre de fiction Biblioteca della scuola secondaria Dutch Exclu du prêt 02/10/2015 One pair of hands / Monica Dickens
Titre : One pair of hands Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Monica Dickens (1951-1992), Auteur Editeur : Chicago, Illinois [USA] : Academy Chicago Publishers Année de publication : 1998 Importance : 219p ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-0-89733-304-7 Langues : Anglais Langues originales : Anglais Résumé : What does a young, well-off English woman do with herself when she's thrown out of acting school and is tired of being a debutante? Well, if you're Monica Dickens, you become a cook. She makes the plunge to a life "below the stairs," confident in her abilities to be a cook because she once took a course in French cuisine. She quickly learns the difference between school learning and real life. Scalded milk, dropped roasts, and fallen souffles plague her in her domestic career, but she perseveres. What makes this book so delightful is the sense of humor and drama Monica Dickens brings to her work. From dressing up for job interviews in a "supporting-a-widowed-mum look" to eavesdropping on dinner guests, she tackles her work with an enthusiasm for discovery. To her descriptions of battles with crazy scullery maids, abusive employers, and unwieldy custards, she brings a humorous and pointed commentary about the delicate and ongoing war between the wealthy and their servants. Written in 1939, this true-life experience reveals a writer who wasted no opportunity to explore daily lives and dramas. Her keen eye for detail, youthful resilience, and sense of the absurd make One Pair of Hands a deliciously inside look at the households of the British upper-class. Nature du document : Roman Réservation
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Code-barres Cote Support Localisation Section Disponibilité Date d'acquisition SEV00008353 R DIC Livre de fiction Biblioteca della scuola secondaria English Disponible 16/12/2014