Paul Gallico

Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever seen in her life - a Dior dress. In all the years of her drab and humble existence, she's never seen anything as magical as the dress before her and she's never wanted anything as much before. Determined to make her dream come true, Mrs Harris scrimps, saves and slaves away until one day, after three long, uncomplaining years, she finally has enough money to go to Paris. When she arrives at the House of Dior, Mrs Harris has little idea of how her life is about to be turned upside down and how many other lives she will transform forever. Always kind, always cheery and always winsome, the indomitable Mrs Harris takes Paris by storm and learns one of life's greatest lessons along the way. This treasure from the 1950s introduces the irrepressible Mrs Harris, part charlady, part fairy-godmother, whose adventures take her from her humble London roots to the heights of glamour.

Classic storytelling from a bestselling author. Gallico's most famous story, The Snow Goose, is set in the wild, desolate Essex marshes and is an intense and moving tale about the relationship between a hunchback and a young girl. The Small Miracle is a contemporary fable about a young boy's love for his dangerously ill donkey.

Copyright 1958 edition with dust jacket. Copyright page states LOC cat card no. 58-12498. Inside first cover inscribed. Penciled price written on top right-hand corner. Tight binding. Condition of hardbound book and pages is excellent, with only a tiny mark on the outside spine binding. Pages are slightly tanned due to age. Dust jacket is tanned and worn along the edges and folds with rips along the spine edge and corners. See photos of the book and cover. If you have questions about the contents or need additional photos, please do contact me. And, if you haven’t read this book, it is a beloved and sentimental period piece. I inherited this from my Aunt Evelyn who very much loved and identified with the character in this book (as did I). Who doesn’t want to go to Paris to see a fashion show with gorgeous clothes? This edition includes all of the wonderful full-page line drawing illustrations by Fiammenghi.