I got this softcover from a local Savers thrift shop, taking advantage of discount-for-seniors day, and was glad of another release copy.

I first read Benson's hilariously snarky accounts of Emmeline Lucas, aka Lucia, decades ago, and have loved them ever since. They're comedies of manners, with lots of social jockeying for position - Lucia usually wins, at least in this book, though in later books she'll encounter the perfect foe in Miss Mapp - and comic situations and loads of zippy dialog. Great fun!

I left this book in the magazine rack in the waiting area; hope someone enjoys it!

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Released for:

** 2024 May Royalty challenge **