Brenda Ashford was a real-life Mary Poppins. Caring for over one hundred children during her lifetime as a nanny, her charges ranged from the pampered sons and daughters of grand estates or the tough offspring of WWII evacuees in London s East End. Now, in A Spoonful of Sugar, Britain s longest-serving nanny shares her endearing, amusing, and sometimes downright bizarre experiences turning generations of children into successful adults.
Nanny Brenda says:

All mothers are quite brilliant in my eyes and nine times out of ten don t realize the sacrifices they undertake...