| Author: | D. E. Stevenson | ISBN: | 9781906462239 |
| Publisher: | Persephone Books Ltd | Publication: | June 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | D. E. Stevenson |
| ISBN: | 9781906462239 |
| Publisher: | Persephone Books Ltd |
| Publication: | June 5, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In Miss Buncles Book Barbara Buncle, who is unmarried and perhaps in her late thirties, lives in a small village and writes a novel about the village in order to try and supplement her meagre income. She thereby succeeds in taking charge of her own life. This is an entirely light-hearted, easy read, one of those books like Mariana, Miss Pettigrew, The Making of a Marchioness and Greenery Street which can be recommended unreservedly to someone looking for something undemanding, fun and absorbing that is also well-written and intelligent and with an entirely original plot. D. E. Stevenson (1892-1973) sold 4 million copies of her books in the UK and 3 million in America; Miss Buncles Book is the first title by this unassuming, shrewd and kind-hearted author to have been reprinted in the UK for fifty years.
In Miss Buncles Book Barbara Buncle, who is unmarried and perhaps in her late thirties, lives in a small village and writes a novel about the village in order to try and supplement her meagre income. She thereby succeeds in taking charge of her own life. This is an entirely light-hearted, easy read, one of those books like Mariana, Miss Pettigrew, The Making of a Marchioness and Greenery Street which can be recommended unreservedly to someone looking for something undemanding, fun and absorbing that is also well-written and intelligent and with an entirely original plot. D. E. Stevenson (1892-1973) sold 4 million copies of her books in the UK and 3 million in America; Miss Buncles Book is the first title by this unassuming, shrewd and kind-hearted author to have been reprinted in the UK for fifty years.
