Manners born from serving a prickly princess

MANNERS and Mischief is exactly what you hope it will be: sharp, gossipy, warm, and lightly instructive without ever tipping into lecture mode.

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Anne Glenconner wrote this in her 90s and she knows her etiquette, but more importantly, she knows people. That's where this book really works.

This book was gifted to me by a fellow passenger on a train home to Glasgow from London, so a happy gifting incident.

Lady Glenconner has endured immense tragedy, losing two of her three sons, and her husband leaving his vast fortune to his manservant.

Structured as an A to Z of her life, the book reads in short, digestible bursts. You can dip in anywhere.