About book The Duchess Who Wouldn't Sit Down: An Informal History Of Hospitality (2004)
An interesting read through some important moments in history as tied to the theme of hospitality. Browner starts off with an excellent discussion of the essence of hosting and hospitality. He then scampers all over history telling anecdotes about Hitlers hospitality, through to Nero and Caligula and then to the Franks and the Gauls. Its a little disjointed, but entertaining, especially the philosophical musings on the human nature surrounding these moments.Browners does have an unfortunate habit of ending his chapters with rhetorical questions or statements that I cant help but read in Carries voice, from Sex in the City. Have a go... 'Is one Bussy worth a house full of Duchesses who won't sit down?' or 'What is it that pains us most: our terror or our longing?'. It's a poor comparison to Home by Bill Bryson but it holds it's own in the field of historical trivia books. If you would like Carrie to talk you through some interesting moments from history and loosely tie them to hospitality then this is for you.
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