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I finished the book in one sitting, leaving the children unbathed, dogs unwalked, a husband unfed, and giving alternate cries of joy and recognition throughout Jully Cooper I reread, for the nth time, E. M. Delafield's dry, caustic Diary of a Provincial Lady, and howled with laughter India Knight Glorious, simply glorious DAILY TELEGRAPH She converts the small and familiar dullness of life into laughter The TIMES
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The Provincial Lady has a nice house, a nice husband (usually asleep behind The Times) and nice children. In fact, maintaining Niceness is the Provincial Lady’s goal in life — her raison d'être. She never raises her voice, rarely ventures outside Devon (why would she?), only occasionally allows herself to become vexed by the ongoing servant problem, and would be truly appalled by the confessional mode that has gripped the late 20th century. The Provincial Lady, after all, is part of what made Britain great.
Also published in this volume are the three enchanting sequels to The Diary of a Provincial Lady: The Provincial Lady Goes Further, The Provincial Lady in America, and The Provincial Lady in Wartime. --This text refers to the Diary edition.
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I reread this every year or two, and love it each time. Admittedly,a product of its time and place, capturing life among the genteely-poor gentry in an English village between the wars(WW's I & II). The diary format makes the provincial lady's narration of and commentary on the events around her doubly funny, as she struggles to run her household and not be driven crazy by nice but dull husband, snobbish wife of husband's boss,disputes among servants,quandaries about children, etc.--and to find time to keep a sense of herself as a professional writer. Not deep, but funny and often touching.
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Delafield's Diary of a Provencial Lady is a classic that shares company with the likes of Eudora Welty, Kate Chopin and even Twain. Unlike Welty, Delafield is chatty. But don't let the airy prose fool you. She captures all the wit and humor of a woman's provencial life in England. Where Chopin's Awakening is tragic and dream-like, Delafield's world briskly bumbles along. Her use of present tense almost makes you breathless. Delafield immediately sets a quick pace and you want to read on and on to to keep up with all the "goings on" in the book. The piece is masterfully written and is a must for those looking to expand their literary boundaries.
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A very amusing look at the life of a writer/wife/mother in the English counties. Be warned! Once you start with the first "Diary," you'll have to read them all. And, once you've completed them all, it's so disappointing to realize that 1) there are no more left and 2) there's nothing else out there quite like these amusing stories.
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Charming but Dated
This was a simply written and quite charming novel. Whilst it did give an insight into the lives of a moderately wealthy English family in 1931, it lacked plot and real structure... Read more
Published on May 22 2001 by Tracey A. Nettell
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Terrific book -- funny and well-written.
The Provincial Lady could be Bridget Jones' grandmother-- she discusses a lot of the problems Bridget would have if she ever became a wife and mother. Read more
Published on May 18 1999
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pretty funny
Delafield's book is one of those that's always going to be funny to those who appreciate it. Her wit is dry, her prose is brief and highly readable, and it is, in general, a very... Read more
Published on Mar 23 1999
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Excellent, especially as a bedside book
The Diary of a Provincial Lady is a view of England in the years between the World Wars. She writes with humor and sympathy about the limitations and advantages of life in the... Read more
Published on April 1 1998
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