The Diary Of A Provincial LadyWith a cover design by Cath Kidston Behind this rather prim and proper title lies the hilarious fictional diary of a long suffering, disaster prone Devon lady of the 1930s, and her attempts to keep her somewhat ramshackle household from falling into chaos: there's her husband Robert, who, when he's not snoozing behind The Times, does everything with grumbling reluctance; her gleefully troublesome children; and a succession of tricky servants who

The delicate political balance of the islands teeters as rival factions spar and warfare threatens

will she tell them

Geronimo understands too late that he now has no choice but to betray the very people who saved his life and taught him about the beauty of living

are they already too late

Eye-opening and entertaining

through ancient Egypt

patient and wise

His keen criticism of the communist ideal of an equal world takes you through the shining triumphs and terrible failures of the world we live in

and the existence of God

she was drawn into the murky politics of the English court

It highlights significant thoughts and incidents in the Minack story - the first discovery of the small grey cottage on the cliff that was to become the Tangyes' home

English antiquarianism