The Provincial Lady Goes Further
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The Provincial Lady Goes Further
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Narrated by:
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Georgina Sutton
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By:
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E. M. Delafield
About this listen
The Provincial Lady Goes Further is the immediate sequel to Diary of a Provincial Lady - and life mirrors art.
Our Provincial Lady has found herself, unexpectedly, with a literary success on her hands! She is suddenly 'somebody', both in her Devonshire environs and in London, where she establishes a bolthole - ostensibly so she could concentrate on the much-awaited sequel, but also so that she can enjoy the fruits of being a best-selling author!
In real life, this sequel was the first of many to come, as E. M. Delafield worked imaginatively to satisfy the public demand for antidotes to modernism - especially the hauteur of the Bloomsbury Set.
In art, The Provincial Lady Goes Further, using the same diary format, proves to be just as amusing (if not more so) as its predecessor, and full of pointed observations about her targets - in this case fashionable London of the 1930s (it was published in 1932).
Reader Georgina Sutton again delights in the tones of an upper-class lady, who, up from the country and immersed semi-willingly in artistic and fashionable environs, can't quite equate the posing, the outrageous dresses and equally outrageous behaviour with her eminently well-grounded sense of humour.
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Can't get enough Provincial Lady.
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Always witty and laugh out loud funny at times
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Where does The Provincial Lady Goes Further rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This series of books have been favorites for many years,and it's great to have them as audiobooks.My audiobook rankings start with 'wonderful productions of wonderful books' and go down from there - this is in that top category.Who was your favorite character and why?
Probably The Provincial Lady herself - but I do like Mademoiselle,with the snide comments...What about Georgina Sutton’s performance did you like?
She is an excellent narrator and gets the tone of the books just right.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No - it's not that kind of book,I'm very familiar with it and the pleasure is in being able to dip in and out.Hooray,more Provincial Lady!
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Excellent
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Really good narration.
Really Good
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Loved it!
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However, this one was a bit of a let down. Georgina Sutton is still on fine form, but this follow-up reminds me of when a film is very successful, against all expectations, so a sequel is rushed into production, with a decent story but poor execution. Also, too many new 'character's were introduced, at the expense of old favourites; where was "Our Vicar's Wife"? Mrs Blenkensop? Lady B? Lady Frobisher? A lot of the story just seemed forced. The only thing that kept me listening to the end, was the knowledge that this wasn't someone pretending to write in that era, but that it was an authentic work from its time. So I was happy to listen to the use of language and the description of places and events, knowing that they were genuine.
I have the other books from the series in my Wish List, but I don't think I'll be purchasing them. Such a shame.
Disappointing
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