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 retirement in 1950, Peake joined the board of the Truman, Hanbury and Buxton brewery, a position she described in her memoirs, Pure Chance (1993), as "unadulterated delight": there was no "deferring responsibility", no bureaucratic obstacles, and she could accomplish things.