I love the mixture of satire, nostalgia, social history and fun that can be found in an Angela Thirkell novel. The full richness of those of her works based in the fictional English region of Barsetshire (borrowed from Anthony Trollope) can best be found by reading the entire series, as many of the characters and locations pop up over and over again. More information about Thirkell and the list of her books in order can be found at the web site of The Angela Thirkell Society. [...]
I am pleased that many of her books are being reissued, some in both eBook and Paperback format and some in eBook only. it would be nice indeed of all could be made available in both formats. When I first purchased the Kindle book of Cheerfulness Breaks In, the wrong book was delivered, but after filing a complaint with Amazon the problem was corrected.
And Cheerfulness Breaks In is the first of Thirkell's novels to be written (and set) during WWII. I think that her WWII novels are the ones I appreciate the most. Their insights about live on the "home front" are very interesting. And Thirkell was writing these books while the war was taking place, when the outcome wasn't yet known. That gives the social history added impact.
Highly recommended.
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