Secrets of the Royal Maid

Annie Seymour is a new author to me - well I thought she was till I did a bit of digging and realised that she and Ellee Seymour are one in the same - and I really enjoyed her series about the Station Masters Daughters - was sad when it ended. Enough of that now back to this book - I read the blurb a......more

I really enjoy reading historical fiction and I am a big fan of The Crown, so I was excited to read this book. I really liked Rosa's character and the journey that we go on with her. It was good to see her spread her wings and she was so strong and brave, despite everything that she had been through.......more

A very pleasant little story which is pure fiction. I bought it believing it to be fact. However, the idea for the story was a letter from a lady whose mother had worked for the Royals. I thought it was a Cinderella type story with unbelievable content. It is well written but the so called facts lea......more

This is Rosa’s story she is a young girl who lives in Merthyr Tydfil she works at a print shop, creating posters. Rosa has never left Merthyr and she needs to find another job when she ends up working with someone who doesn’t like her. Rosas friend Alice moves to London working as a maid, and Rosa li......more

WW2 in this book one, what an amazing saga it is. Friendship, bravery,and scandal. Rosa Edwards is leaving South Wales and heading down to London, a new position at Buckingham Palace, searching for the mystery of her best friend Alice after her disappearance with scandal rumours. Her first duty is to e......more