In The Residence, Kate Andersen Brower gives us a closer look at daily life in the White House through the voices of the maids, butlers, chefs, doormen, florists, painters, and others who work in service at “the house”. No one has a more intimate look than the people who serve the President and First Family. We know what history tells us about important events, but we don’t have a front row seat to what is going on behind the scenes. We know America’s First Families by name. I’ve always believed you can tell a lot about the character of a person by observing how they treat animals, children, the elderly and those in service positions, which is why this book was so intriguing to me. – Lillian Rogers Parks, White House maid and seamstress, 1929-1961, My Thirty Years Backstairs at The White House. And we, the servants of the White House, are the supporting cast. Living in the White House is like being on stage, where tragedies and comedies play alternately. It’s been almost a year since it was published, and I’ve finally had a chance to read and now review The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House by Kate Andersen Brower.
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