The Musgraves

Vintage & light D.E. Stevenson The Ingredients? - cosy, feel-good factor √ - lovely English countryside √ - village life & community in conformity with lovely English countryside √ - tea consumption √ - amiable protagonists √ - troubles to overcome √ - happy (& realistic) ending √ This has been my first boo......more

Did she ever write a bad book?! I highly doubt it!......more

All of D. E. Stevenson’s novels rely heavily on charm, but the best of them come with an undercurrent of seditiousness. Her most memorable heroines gently undercut what society expects of them without ever losing their air of respectable conformity. Sadly, this book is not one of her best novels, per......more

Cozy, lovely and satisfying! Another wonderful story by D.E. Stevenson that was perfect to read while sipping tea and sitting under a handmade blanket. Although the ending was a little vague in some way, I still enjoyed every minute of this book. This is another somewhat obscure title and I always w......more

I don't mean 2 stars disparagingly: it fulfilled the light-fiction, cotton-candy hankering I had.Rose was like her mother in many ways. They had the same gaiety of heart, the same interest in their fellow creatures and they enjoyed the same sort of jokes.I'm pretty sure this is a thumbnail sketch of......more