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A review by pjaye_2000
Nightingale Wood by Stella Gibbons
4.0
I really enjoyed this book.
If (like me) you've been a long time fan of Cold Comfort Farm, then you'll love this one as well.
If you've never read Stella Gibbons before then the best description I can come up with is that it's like Jane Austen but about 120 years later, with a very dry/wicked sense of humour and just a little bit of sex.
It was written in 1938 and it's a story about people, their social position, manners and relationships.
There's also an interwoven social commentary about the different roles and stereotypes of women at the time.
I loved the humour in the book and laughed out loud several times.
To sum it up - typically English, quirky and fun.
If (like me) you've been a long time fan of Cold Comfort Farm, then you'll love this one as well.
If you've never read Stella Gibbons before then the best description I can come up with is that it's like Jane Austen but about 120 years later, with a very dry/wicked sense of humour and just a little bit of sex.
It was written in 1938 and it's a story about people, their social position, manners and relationships.
There's also an interwoven social commentary about the different roles and stereotypes of women at the time.
I loved the humour in the book and laughed out loud several times.
To sum it up - typically English, quirky and fun.