Sunday, November 15, 2020

Miss Plum and Miss Penny, set in a 1950s English village

 

This book is a delightful novel, so interesting that you may read it quickly, as I did. Such turmoil in a small quiet English village in the 1950s. Some bachelors and the unmarried Miss Penny lead a life of quiet pleasures, of ice skating and sharing tea, when Miss Plum bursts on the scene. She is a complete mystery and Miss Penny saves her from drowning in a pond and takes her home to recover. Miss Plum was trying to drown herself, she had lost the will to live. Miss Plum is rather young, apparently has no talents, no money, no family, and Miss Penny finds her a tedious house guest and can’t get her to leave. There is a possible air of menace around Miss Plum. Is she as clueless as she seems?

In addition there are potential love interests for Miss Penny, including a young man she loved 20 years ago, although the local bachelors find Miss Plum intriguing at first. Miss Penny is taking the occasion of turning 40 to consider her life, past and what she would like in the future. A fun tale. 

This book is brought back to print and Kindle by Furrowed Middlebrow Publishers, and they have a good list of novels from the 1930s, 40s and 50s. I am deciding which of their books to buy next, lots of them look great. I already purchased two: Vittoria Cottage by D.E. Stevenson and Family Ties by Celia Buckmaster.

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26 comments:

  1. SandiNovember 15, 2020 at 11:53 AM

    It sounds like a wonderful story!

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  2. RianNovember 15, 2020 at 12:03 PM

    This sounds like a book I would enjoy. I will check it out on my kindle. Thanks for mentioning it.

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  3. Pamela M. SteinerNovember 15, 2020 at 12:07 PM

    That sounds like a fun little book. I may have to "check that out" when I go to the library again. I've been kind of away from reading for a while because I've spent my extra time doing genealogy research, and now I am about done with that and will need to do some reading during the winter months. So thank you for the ideas!

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  4. Eileen TNovember 15, 2020 at 3:11 PM

    Thanks for the review. I've now download it to my Kindle as one of my Christmas reads.

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  5. doriNovember 15, 2020 at 3:12 PM

    Books can be best friends of the reading soul!

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  6. KathyNovember 15, 2020 at 3:14 PM

    This sounds good. I am going to have to check it out.

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  7. AnnNovember 15, 2020 at 3:37 PM

    sounds like a fun read

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  8. BetsyNovember 15, 2020 at 9:23 PM

    That sounds like a good book for my kindle. Thanks for the recommendation.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  9. oldgreymareprimitivesNovember 15, 2020 at 9:40 PM

    Sounds delightful and I love the cover

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  10. MysticaNovember 16, 2020 at 12:06 AM

    Sounds delightful

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  11. Sue in SuffolkNovember 16, 2020 at 12:09 AM

    All the Furrowed Middlebrow/Dean Street Press books are always straight onto my wish list!
    Haven't read this one yet - I'm looking forward to it even more now

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  12. Margaret DNovember 16, 2020 at 2:24 AM

    Seems a nice book to read.

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  13. KathieNovember 16, 2020 at 5:18 AM

    This went right on my Amazon list!

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  15. The Feminine EnergyNovember 17, 2020 at 12:58 PM

    I just ordered this book for my Kindle, Terra. Thank you for the recommendation. I love them!! ~Andrea xoxo

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  16. NanaDianaNovember 17, 2020 at 6:06 PM

    That sounds like a good read. I have only ever had one houseguest I couldn't wait to be rid of--a friend of my husbands. I had to be devious to get him out...lol. xo Diana

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  17. IngerNovember 18, 2020 at 6:01 AM

    There's nothing better to read about that happenings in a quiet English village back in the day. Thanks for this review.

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  18. Rosalind AdamNovember 18, 2020 at 11:30 AM

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  19. LyzzyBeeNovember 18, 2020 at 1:54 PM

    I really enjoyed this for the dark undertones that sort of undermined the cosiness.

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  20. Pensive PensionerNovember 20, 2020 at 11:00 AM

    The book sounds like a lovely gentle read. I'll look out for it, thank you Terra x

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  21. VagabondeNovember 20, 2020 at 7:23 PM

    I am making a note of that book, thank you. Right now with all the problems we face reading about another time is relaxing. I just finished an Agatha Christie’s book written in the 1930s and it was enjoyable.

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  22. Liz HindsNovember 23, 2020 at 12:36 PM

    Going to have google this book.

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  23. Granny AnnieNovember 24, 2020 at 6:28 AM

    I check my books out of the library as e-books or audio books. This is a free service. No books were available by Dorothy Evelyn Smith. Too bad because it looks like a good read. You have a nice blog.

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  24. stardustNovember 24, 2020 at 8:19 PM

    I love the design of the front cover of this book and the story sounds fun to read.

    Yoko

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  25. Green GirlNovember 25, 2020 at 9:07 AM

    Sounds like exactly what I love reading! Thanks for the recommendation!

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  26. Beside a babbling brook...November 26, 2020 at 8:44 AM

    Late, but, Thank you for the suggestions!!!!!

    Love such books!!!!

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