Read Aug2023
Worth reading again
Class in 80s type London in an upper-middle class comfortable established Street. The ‘help’ meet at a local pub, they acknowledge each other. Their bosses families don’t visit this pub. Would they have felt uncomfortable if they saw the mingling in real life. Duplicate review by me 09:09:23

2012 eleven years ago Secure upper middle class London in the (80s?) The group of long term servants/service employees, their relationships fascinated me. I think the author really enjoyed writing this book. An excellent title. Saint Zita - “She’s the patron saint of domestic servants and she gave her food and clothes to the poor. If you see a picture of her she’ll be holding a bag and a bunch of keys.” Page 4 An urban fox is on the cover, lovely railings, columns around the front door and whit painted sash windows.

En torno a una mesa del pub Dugong, los trabajadores domésticos de la aristocrática callejuela londinense Hexam Place, han creado una informal sociedad. Allí, criadas y conductores, mayordomos y cocineros, niñeras y au pairs se sienten liberados para contarse las miserias de sus trabajos y las manías de sus empleadores... pero, ¿hasta qué punto son sinceros los unos con los otros? La llegada del jardinero Dex, un hombre recién salido del psiquiátrico que cree que los mensajes de su compañía de móvil proceden de una voz divina, abrirá una caja de Pandora llena de obsesiones, adulterios... y , quizá, asesinatos.

Cute murder-y tale. Interesting chain of events and story of how lives intersect. ( )

A lot of characters, slow start. Mobs of details of houses and occupants.
But then you start to anticipate what is going to happen, and are kept waiting.
An intriguing and interesting read.
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