The Diary of a Provincial Lady – E.M Delafield
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Jan 27th, 2009
I bought this book because of the cover.
It’s hilarious – very between the wars. For modern readers it’s a bit like Bridget Jones’ s Diary. In fact I wouldn’t be surprised if Helen Fielding was inspired by this (and Pride and Prejudice of course).
Here’s the blurb …
Behind this rather prim title lies the hilarious [...]