From Library Journal
Here is the latest volume in Moyer Bells ongoing series of Thirkell reprints. Written in the 1940s, this chronicles the continuing saga of the authors fictional English county of Barsetshire. In this installation, ugly duckling spinster Margot Phelps is transformed into a swan thanks to the help of the local women.
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Review
"Mrs. Thikell is her charming self in this latest novel. It abounds in the sly touches which make her numerous characters memorable, and the delightful breathless style which is her forte." --
New York Herald Tribune