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stapsreads ([personal profile] stapsreads) wrote2011-02-17 09:15 pm

Stella Gibbons, "Nightingale Wood"

Not as good as Cold Comfort Farm.

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Well, really there's not much more to say. But really, what could be as good as Cold Comfort Farm? But this is quite sweet, and actually not nearly as formulaic and predictable as most romance novels. Delicate, nuanced snobbery, and some occasional happy parody.