A review by kittykornerlibrarian
Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson

5.0

I found this novel gently hilarious in the same way I enjoy Saki short stories... Mrs. Lucas, who affects to speak Italian and is thus known to her intimates as Lucia, is the queen of her little society in the English village of Riseholme. Her leadership is challenged when her neighbor Mrs. Quantock introduces a false Guru into their lives; and again when Miss Olga Bracely, a famed singer, comes to Riseholme and unconsciously becomes the new leader of local society. This is a gently absurd, comical novel. I want to continue with these books.