The Provincial Lady Goes Further

The Provincial Lady, Book 2

By: E. M. Delafield

Narrated by: Georgina Sutton

The Provincial Lady Goes Further is the immediate sequel to Diary of a Provincial Lady - and life mirrors art.

Our Provincial Lady has found herself, unexpectedly, with a literary success on her hands! She is suddenly 'somebody', both in her Devonshire environs and in London, where she establishes a bolthole - ostensibly so she could concentrate on the much-awaited sequel, but also so that she can enjoy the fruits of being a best-selling author!

In real life, this sequel was the first of many to come, as E. M. Delafield worked imaginatively to satisfy the public demand for antidotes to modernism - especially the hauteur of the Bloomsbury Set.

In art, The Provincial Lady Goes Further, using the same diary format, proves to be just as amusing (if not more so) as its predecessor, and full of pointed observations about her targets - in this case fashionable London of the 1930s (it was published in 1932).

Reader Georgina Sutton again delights in the tones of an upper-class lady, who, up from the country and immersed semi-willingly in artistic and fashionable environs, can't quite equate the posing, the outrageous dresses and equally outrageous behaviour with her eminently well-grounded sense of humour.(P)2017 Ukemi Productions Ltd

Wit and wisdom.

Wit and wisdom. Totally charming. And still relevant 90 years on. Excellent reader. I am immersed in the lives of amusing but very real characters.

Much adored Provincial lady

The original and the series are among my favorite novels of all time. They never fail to amuse and distract me, whisking me into another world and time. E.M. Delafield's wit is beyond compare. This is a wonderful installment. From her new flat to the endless domesticity, every word is perfect. Warmly recommended. Perfectly read by Georgina Sutton.

Humorous and insightful

I’ve found both books in this series to be humorous and insightful. It is interesting how some aspects of being a wife and mother never change despite differences in time and place. I just wish that there was a translation of the conversations in French with the governess. I find it annoying when authors put other languages in books besides the main one. In this case it is a small part of the book so I chose to overlook it.