Following her retirement in 1950, Peake joined the board of the Truman, Hanbury and Buxton brewery, a job she described in her memoirs, Pure Chance (1993), as "sheer bliss": there was no "buck passing", no red tape, and she could get things done.
Following her departure from her job in 1950, Peake took on a role at the Truman, Hanbury and Buxton brewery, which she wrote about in her memoirs, Pure Chance (1993), as an experience of "uncomplicated satisfaction": there was no "shifting responsibility", no bureaucratic obstacles, and she could accomplish tasks.