A review by rosekk
The Diary of a Provincial Lady by E.M. Delafield

5.0

Both the introduction of this edition and another review I stumbled across marvelled at the way a variety of readers seem to identify with the Provincial Lady, though era, class and financial well-being mean her life is quite vastly different from most of ours. I found that although her life is very different to anything I've experienced, her attitude to it is not. The sense that life is getting ahead of her, and that the only option left to her is to poke gentle fun at herself and the world around her is one I can certainly relate to. The entries are witty, observant and generally an enjoyable read.