The Four Graces

Another lovely, enticing book by D.E. Stevenson that warms your heart & delights your soul. Once again, we are back in the inimitable English countryside, in Wandlebury and in Chevis Place, the lovely settings for Miss Buncle Married & The Two Mrs. Abbotts. In a way The Four Graces starts where The T......more

4.5 stars. A cozy, heartwarming tale set in a small English village during WWII, about the daughters of Mr. Grace, the local vicar, and their relationships with each other and others (including a little romance). This book was just what I needed tonight. RTC.......more

I'm giving this five stars because this may be my new favorite comfort read. I imagine re-reading this as soon as a few years smudge my memory of it. It's easy, it's witty, it's English. There's a vicar—Mr Grace. His four daughters. Pots and pots of tea. English village pastoral. The vicarage is a t......more

This English village novel picks up where The Two Mrs. Abbotts left off, with Archie Chevis Cobbe's wedding. Archie and his bride only play a minor role in this story, however. The main characters are the Grace sisters, daughters of the vicar in Chevis Green. There's the eldest, Sal, strong and prou......more

Purely charming. It was like reading a kind of mix of Little Women with Angela Thirkell's world of English villages. I simply adored it. I chuckled many times. "Can’t we have jam?” “Not today,” said Sal. “You can have jam yesterday and tomorrow,” said Tilly solemnly "Birmingham!” exclaimed Liz emphat......more