The cook's tale
Jackman, Nancy, 1907-19892012
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Nancy Jackman was born in 1907 in a remote Norfolk village. Her father was a ploughman, her mother a former servant. Nancy left school at the age of 12 to work for a farmer and continued to work as a cook until the 1950s, sustained by her determination to escape and find a life of her own.
Main title:
The cook's tale / Nancy Jackman with Tom Quinn.
Imprint:
London : Coronet, 2012.
Collation:
247 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781444735895 (pbk)1444735896 (pbk)9781444735901 (ebook)144473590X (ebook)
Dewey class:
640.4'6'092
Language:
English
Subject:
Jackman, Nancy, 1907-1989Women cooks -- England -- Norfolk -- BiographyCooks -- England -- Norfolk -- BiographyWomen household employees -- England -- BiographyHousehold employees -- England -- BiographyCountry life -- England -- Norfolk -- History -- 20th centuryBiographyNorfolk (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
BRN:
86118
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