Miss Buncle's Book - Softcover

D.E. Stevenson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903155711 ISBN 13: 9781903155714

Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

Miss Buncle's Book (Persephone Books No. 81)

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Review:

"Delightful, charming, warm, cosy those are the type of words I would use to describe "Miss Buncle's Book". " - She Reads Novels

""Miss Buncle's Book" is total escapism. Sometimes that's just what you're looking for.

" - Alex In Leeds

"Thoroughly pleasant" - Shelf Love

"If you like a cozy warm caricature of life, try this sweet, easy story!" - Reviews by Martha's Bookshelf

"If you own this one and haven't yet read it (Darlene I am looking at you), it is time to take it off the shelf and get to it. " - My Porch

"I read somewhere that this book was described as a "cosy" read and I think that is the perfect word to use for "Miss Buncle's Book". It is a cosy fun lighthearted book where nothing happens and yet everything seems to change. " - Paperback Dolls

"Hopefully these new editions will open Stevenson's books to a whole new audience. They deserve it! " - A Lovely Shore Breeze

"I stayed up until 1 am reading this one because I couldn't stand to put it down, not because it was so gripping but because it was so irresistibly funny and I had to know what was going to become of all of them." - Glass of Fancy

"Miss Buncle's Book was a charming and funny book with a unique plot. Lot of shenanigans ensue that will crack you up." - Christy's Books

"Delightful, charming, warm, cosy - those are the type of words I would use to describe Miss Buncle's Book. " - She Reads Novels

Synopsis:

The storyline of Miss Buncle's Book (1934) is a simple one: Barbara Buncle, who is unmarried and perhaps in her late 30s, lives in a small village and writes a novel about it in order to try and supplement her meagre income. This is a 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 anyone looking for something undemanding, fun and absorbing that is also well-written and intelligent. DE Stevenson had an enormously successful writing career: between 1923 and 1970, four million copies of her books were sold in Britain and three million in the States. Like EF Benson, Ann Bridge, O Douglas or Dorothy L Sayers (to name but a few) her books are funny, intensely readable, engaging and dependable. Miss Buncle's Book was the most popular of her novels because it has a completely original plot and a charming and delightful central character.

About this edition

• Publisher: Persephone Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1903155711
• ISBN 13: 9781903155714
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344