Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pymlike of any twentiethcentury author, after Pym herself Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service. When their elderly neighbour Miss Sowerby sells her beloved Old Bank House to selfmade MP Sam Adams, the onetime outsider finds himself at the heart of Barsetshire society. And while Sam may dismiss her advice that the house needs a mistress, even a contented widower can be surprised by love.

Binding: Paperback;288 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: FA; Weight: 472 g; Dimensions: 128 x 197 x 31

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