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Miss Buncle's Book

By: D. E. Stevenson
Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore
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The scene of this entertaining story is laid in a charming English village. The plot centres round Miss Barbara Buncle, a maiden lady who was obliged to write a book because – as she naively explained – her dividends were so poor. Unfortunately, Miss Buncle had no imagination, so she wrote about her friends – quite kindly and truthfully, of course, for she was a benevolent and veracious soul.

The reactions of her friends to Miss Buncle’s book, however, were a little surprising, and the far-reaching and unexpected results of its publication caused quite a stir.

©1934 D. E. Stevenson (P)2010 Soundings Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Feel-Good Funny Witty

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This book had been hanging around in the lower end of my library list for a long time. For some reason I had bought it and then not fancied it. This week however, I bit the bullet and thought I would give it five minutes as a trial. What a delightful surprise! The book is charming without being sugary and so cleverly written - a book, within a book, within a book. Miss Buncle is a real find and a woman to be admired for her kindness, perspicacity and absolute honesty. I found myself listening well into the night to reassure myself that the ending would be what I was expecting - no plot spoilers!
I recommend this as a gentle but clever novel that I am glad I did not dismiss after all.
Beautifully narrated by Patricia Gallimore.

Absolutely charming!

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It is an entertaining book, light, easy, funny. A cosy book for the winter. Very well read.

Old fashioned and funny

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Different from the usual style of D E Stevenson but well worth reading. I enjoyed it.

Fun and unusual

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I was unsure of this story at first but as it got going for me I found I had to know what happened next, I liked that the villagers didn't like what they read when they realised it was about them and that some changed for the better. It's easy to see how one person can stir up enough hate and go on a 'witch' hunt when the truth hurts so much but refuse to see it. At the end I couldn't stop listening and just had to carry on to find out. I was undecided whether to get this book from recommendations that came up on the list but so glad I did :-)

Grabbed me

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I loved this book so much. The story is great, actually with quite a bit of suspense along the way and so so funny! I have laughed out loud many times. The narration is superb.

Brilliant!

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The writing is well crafted, there is not a wasted word. The story is entertaing and well-told. The reader is excellent. I will look for more titles by this author - and more books presented by this actor.

A lovely finf!

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A wonderful book - gentle, humourous, kind and old fashioned in the very best sense. It shows a picture of village life before the war, the alliances and petty rivalries and what happens when one of the villagers writes a book exposing their hidden secrets (good and bad). It's the sort of book to relax into, to listen to on a sunny summer afternoon with a glass of Pimms. It is as quintessentially English as cricket and home made scones. A lovely listen beautifully read.

A very English book

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Never read this if you have a chest cold, you will laugh so much you will have a coughing fit.

I have downloaded 2 more titles by this author - hope they are as good.

So funny, I could not stop laughing so good.

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A hidden gem from the interwar years. It should be better known. I'm surprised it was never made into a film.

Funny and engaging

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Excellent comfort read particularly enjoyed the narrator bringing the characters to life with her many voices

Loved it

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