I come from a working class background and would never had thought in a million years that I would ever have any connection with The Lady magazine.
I picked up a copy at the airport recently and was surprised to find that some of the articles interested me. (Obviously the classified section where people were advertising for a Governess and Housekeepers were way above me but fascinating none the less.)
One particular article was written by one of my favourite authors Jane Green, a Brit who’d moved to the USA. As I was holidaying in California at the time I could totally identify with it, and wrote a response to the column by email.
Imagine my surprise to get a response saying they were publishing my letter. Of course I shared my joy with my family, but they just laughed and said I shouldn’t be getting any ideas about joining the ranks of the Upper Class just yet, owing to the subject matter. What was it? Oh yes, only I could get a letter published in The Lady about public toilets haha!
* The letter had been edited considerably and shortened but tickled us none the less.
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