by E.M. Delafield
Read full review at: http://thereadingarmchair.blogspot.gr/2015/07/review-diary-of-provincial-lady-by-e-m.htmlThere are many books that describe great adventures or have crazy and quirky characters. But then again there are novels, like this one, that focus on the everyday life, with completely ordi...
bookshelves: winter-20142015, amusing, published-1930, lit-richer, epistolatory-diary-blog, books-about-books-and-book-shops, arch, britain-england, devon, classic, chick-lit Recommended for: BBC Radio Listeners Read from December 15 to 27, 2014 BABThttp://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vdqpmDescr...
“Feel that life is wholly endurable, and decide madly to get a new hat.” An amusing glimpse into the diary of a very simpleminded and clumsy Provincial Lady, her careless and grumbly husband Robert, her too truthful children and her hopelessly pretending neighborhood. It reads almost like a forerunn...
Fictional diary of an upper-middle class lady living in a small English village between the wars, trying to keep up appearances on a too-small budget; manage her moody servants; and deal with high-spirited children, a flighty French governess, and a cold, bored husband. It doesn't sound like it shou...
Love the part where she can't figure out why she has to argue w/ her children about nightly baths every night. Really? This book was written in 1931. Timeless wit made this thoroughly fresh and intriguing
Very funny faux-diary of a genteel housewife in 1930’s rural England . Self-deprecating, witty, and very concerned with superficialities, it’s a fun read. It’s not dated so much as it is a historical document.
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