

Six friends in post-WW2 England, weary from the dark, crowded London war years, up sticks and move to a 33-room country house in Kent for a life full of fresh air and spacious living. Determined to make the new arrangement work (while also allowing for a humane 40-hour work week for the manor's staff), the author soon learns that this particular house "was born to be served and not to serve." A lovely story of a dream come true- and the afterward.