Few writers know a given territory as well as John le Carré knows the world of covert missions, encrypted phones and distrustful professional unions. It’s as if he never has a quiet moment apart from it.The following new book for “Downton Abbey” fans are available at the Grabill Branch
of the Allen
County Public Library.
•“The Unofficial Downton Abbey Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes from Upstairs and Downstairs” by Emily Ansara Baines
Contains recipes characters might find themselves making.
•“The World of ‘Downton Abbey’ ” by Jessica Fellowes
A lavish look at the real world – both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama – of the spellbinding Emmy Award-winning “Masterpiece TV” series.
•“Lady Almina and the Real ‘Downton Abbey’: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle” by Fiona, Countess of Carnarvon
Tells the story behind the real-life inspiration and setting for the PBS show and the life of one of its most famous inhabitants.
•“The Real Life ‘Downton Abbey’: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago” by Jacky Hyams
They were the super-rich of their times. Below stairs the staff faced ruin and shame if they ventured to make even the smallest step outside the boundaries of their class-driven world.
•“Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid’s Memoir That Inspired ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’ and ‘Downton Abbey’ ” by Margaret Powell
Re-released almost 50 years after its initial publication, this is the remarkable true story of a woman who, though her position was lowly, never stopped aiming high.
