Today is the last of my collaborations with The Soup Dragon Says as she celebrates a number of weeks of giveaways on her blog for #WorldBookDay. You can read Tina’s reviews of both these books for my Blog Birthday Giveaway – Manor House Stories.
Today we’re offering 2 books from the Manor House Stories series written by Jani Tully Chaplin. Book 1: Cream & Sugar the Milkmaids and Book 12: Lady Davina Dove (which is also signed by the author).
The stories are about a family of birds who live together in The Manor House and follow the adventures of the characters and their duties, from the lowliest scullery maid upwards through the ranks of the household to the head of the family.
Jani wrote the stories for her children some 25 years ago whilst living in Devon. It was a chance encounter with her publisher in 2011 that brought these 12 tales back to life.
Simply complete the rafflecopter below for your chance to win these two lovely books.
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(Please note that all entries will be checked against comments for validation).
Only the first step of the Rafflecopter is mandatory, all other steps are optional. Only one entry per person is allowed (however, you can tweet with the bonus click entry daily as well to increase your chances).
This giveaway is for UK residents only.
Once the Rafflecopter picks a winner, I will check if the winner has done what was requested and I will contact them, if they do not reply within one week, the prize will be allocated to another person.
The giveaway will close on 15th March 2014 at midnight.
PLEASE NOTE: In some cases there are multiple prizes, therefore prizes may not be sent out until all winners have been drawn, please allow 28 days from 6th March 2014 for all prizes to arrive.
the butler -full run of the house
I would like to have lived in a big house. I think I’d have to have been the lady of the manor though, instead of working!
Housekeeper is what I would have liked to be. Bet those houses could be cold in winter!
Housekeeper, need to know everything that’s going on!
I would have loved to live in a great house, and I would have liked to be the housekeeper.
hmm i dont think i would like to have been a worker, maybe the lady of the house so i could have everything done for me lol
I’d have liked to have looked after the animals
Lady of the Manor. So that I could live in comfort and be treated, organise parties etc. If that is not an option :- A Lady’s Maid, so as I could choose clothing for her to wear etc. Whilst an assistant to do the ironing etc would be great.
No because it was hard work.
If I had lived in a big house, I would have liked to have been the chauffeur. At least I would have got to sit down .
No work, Lady of the Manor for me!
No, it looks like a hard, thankless task.
A groom or stable ahnd
housekeeper 🙂
Very much see myself as living there as lady of the manor not having to work.
id have liked to be a maid
I’d like to live as the lady of the house, but I’d be kind to my staff. 🙂
A Maid
I’d have been Lady of the Manor
a ladies maid
A maid
House keeper knows all the gossip
Cook! As I love doing it!
Work in the stables, would be brillant
Most prob a farm cottage growing own fruit and veg, would also have a few animals.
Self sufficient
I would love to be the cook
I would be the gardener.
Yes but would like to have been the cook
I would like to have been the lady of the house. Not working all day
I would have loved to live in the big house and would of liked to be the cook
I would love to have been the cook. I would never have to wash up or go hungry 🙂
chief butler—a real powerhouse
I would have liked to have been the lady of the manor as I hate cleaning! I would have been very modern though and self sufficient lol!
Oooh yes, lady of the manor would be the one for me – organising menus and arranging parties!!! 🙂
Yes. I’d have liked to work in the gardens 🙂
Ladies maid none of the really hard work
Lady’s maid 🙂
I would be the Lady of the Manor