20 Books in 2012

#2 The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E. M. Delafield 

With the exception of a handful, I’m generally not much of a fan of diary style books. This, however, is one of the exceptions. I whizzed through it in two days and thoroughly enjoyed every word. It’s witty, often quite hilarious, and even thought-provoking at times. (Query: Is it necessary that a book be thought-provoking, even in a small way, for it to be enjoyable? Possible article for Time and Tide here.) It strongly reminds me of Jan Struther’s Mrs. Miniver which isn’t really surprising as both MM and PL are cut from the same cloth (although a few years apart). I would definitely recommend this book to a friend