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Books that Don't Let Me Down
The Constant Nymph (Virago modern classics)The Constant Nymph (Virago modern classics) by Margaret Kennedy
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Wallow in this wonderful novel of love and death and proto-hippies in the 1920s.
I Capture the Castle (Vintage Classics)I Capture the Castle (Vintage Classics) by Dodie Smith
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Utterly satisfying, funny, clever and innocent. A lovely read.
Cold Comfort Farm (Essential Penguin)Cold Comfort Farm (Essential Penguin) by Stella Gibbons
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Repays repeated reading. May your suckbind ever blossom and your little mop never wear out.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Persephone Classics)Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Persephone Classics) by Winifred Watson
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Dreamy little one off set in the 1930s - wish fulfilment for grown ups.
Someone at a Distance (Persephone Classics)Someone at a Distance (Persephone Classics) by Dorothy Whipple
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Home-counties adultery in the mid 20th century. Bad French girls. A good solid read.
Mariana (Persephone Classics)Mariana (Persephone Classics) by Monica Dickens
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Monica Dickens delivers totally in this category, sweet, good, funny and clever.
The PrioryThe Priory by Dorothy Whipple
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New discovery for me, taps into the same vein of drama in the upper classes.
The Pursuit of LoveThe Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
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Lingerie always wins over underwear for me. Extra poignant as Nancy's Frenchmen never delivered let alone died a hero.
A Wreath for the EnemyA Wreath for the Enemy by Pamela Frankau
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Anything by Pamela Frankau is readable and enjoyable.