The Diary of a Provincial Lady

from DeltaQueen50

Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield was originally published in 1930 and although dated, the wry, self-depreciating humor of a mother trying to run a house, deal with a remote husband and raise two children still has facets that ring true today. This is a light, amusing read that is choc...

from DeltaQueen50

Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield was originally published in 1930 and although dated, the wry, self-depreciating humor of a mother trying to run a house, deal with a remote husband and raise two children still has facets that ring true today. This is a light, amusing read that is choc...

from shirley8

Really enjoyed this book,I laughed out loud at some of her thoughts and observations! Lovely to read she had her own bank account and continously over drawn and making regular trips to the pawnbroker to please the bank manager! The amount of time spent away from her husband was quite surprising i...

from MikeFarquhar

In total contrast to Black Man, read EM Delafield's Diary of a Provincial Lady on the train today. Written in 1930, the Diary is written by an upper-middle class English woman living in Devon, where she has the requisite household of husband, son at boarding school, younger daughter still at home...

from Welshwoman

I've had this book for so long that I can't remember when I first bought it and read it. Suffice it to say, since then I've read it countless times and never failed to laugh out loud. It's the ideal cure for the blues.