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Miss Buncle's Book
Can one quiet woman's imagination shake an entire village? In this delightful classic of British fiction, the pen truly is mightier than the gossip.
Originally published in 1934 and newly embraced by modern readers, Miss Buncle's Book is a timeless novel of quiet rebellion, unexpected transformation, and the magic of seeing--and being seen. Beloved for its dry humor, unforgettable cast, and loving satire of village life, it's perfect for fans of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, The Enchanted April, and Barbara Pym.
Barbara Buncle--a respectable spinster with dwindling savings--decides to write a novel for extra income. With no imagination (or so she thinks), she turns to what she knows best: her sleepy village of Silverstream. But when her fictional town bears more than a passing resemblance to real life, the neighbors take notice--and not kindly.
What begins as a whimsical experiment becomes a spark that transforms the entire community. And as fiction and reality blur, Barbara must decide whether a book can truly change her world--or just her place in it.
Full of cozy village charm, sly wit, and a quietly subversive heroine, this novel-within-a-novel is a celebration of the transformative power of storytelling.
Praise for Miss Buncle's Book:
"Delightful, charming, warm, cosy..." -- She Reads Novels
"This vintage book, which was written in the 1930's, is an absolute charmer, like its main character." -- book addiction
"If you want to read a cute/funny, charmingly delightful book, pick up Miss Buncle's Book and devote an afternoon to reading. You will finish this book in that afternoon!" -- Book Lovers Paradise
FictionClassicsSagasHistorical20th CenturyHumorous
RELEASED2012
PUBLISHERSourcebooks Landmark
LENGTH299
LANGUAGEEN
Dorothy Emily Stevenson was a best-selling Scottish writer. She published more than 40 "light romantic novels" over a span of more than 40 years. D. E. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1892; she was the daughter of one of the ‘lighthouse’ Stevensons (Robert Louis was her father’s first cousin) and lived in Scotland all her life. She did not go to school but was educated by a governess, starting to write stories when she was eight. Holidays were spent at North Berwick, where she was a keen golfer. In 1916 she married Major James Peploe (a nephew of the artist Samuel Peploe). After the First World War they lived in Bearsden near Glasgow and brought up two sons and a daughter. Dorothy wrote her first book in 1923 but her second did not appear for nine years. In 1934 she published Miss Buncle’s Book. Thereafter she wrote a novel a year, selling over four million copies of her books in Britain and three million in the USA. Among them were Miss Buncle Married in 1936 and The Two Mrs Abbotts in 1943. During the war the Peploes moved to Moffat; D.E. Stevenson died there in 1973.
4.0
Miss Buncle's Book
Can one quiet woman's imagination shake an entire village? In this delightful classic of British fiction, the pen truly is mightier than the gossip.
Originally published in 1934 and newly embraced by modern readers, Miss Buncle's Book is a timeless novel of quiet rebellion, unexpected transformation, and the magic of seeing--and being seen. Beloved for its dry humor, unforgettable cast, and loving satire of village life, it's perfect for fans of Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, The Enchanted April, and Barbara Pym.
Barbara Buncle--a respectable spinster with dwindling savings--decides to write a novel for extra income. With no imagination (or so she thinks), she turns to what she knows best: her sleepy village of Silverstream. But when her fictional town bears more than a passing resemblance to real life, the neighbors take notice--and not kindly.
What begins as a whimsical experiment becomes a spark that transforms the entire community. And as fiction and reality blur, Barbara must decide whether a book can truly change her world--or just her place in it.
Full of cozy village charm, sly wit, and a quietly subversive heroine, this novel-within-a-novel is a celebration of the transformative power of storytelling.
Praise for Miss Buncle's Book:
"Delightful, charming, warm, cosy..." -- She Reads Novels
"This vintage book, which was written in the 1930's, is an absolute charmer, like its main character." -- book addiction
"If you want to read a cute/funny, charmingly delightful book, pick up Miss Buncle's Book and devote an afternoon to reading. You will finish this book in that afternoon!" -- Book Lovers Paradise
FictionClassicsSagasHistorical20th CenturyHumorousLiteraryFamily Life
RELEASED2012
PUBLISHERSourcebooks Landmark
LENGTH299
LANGUAGEEN
Dorothy Emily Stevenson was a best-selling Scottish writer. She published more than 40 "light romantic novels" over a span of more than 40 years. D. E. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh in 1892; she was the daughter of one of the ‘lighthouse’ Stevensons (Robert Louis was her father’s first cousin) and lived in Scotland all her life. She did not go to school but was educated by a governess, starting to write stories when she was eight. Holidays were spent at North Berwick, where she was a keen golfer. In 1916 she married Major James Peploe (a nephew of the artist Samuel Peploe). After the First World War they lived in Bearsden near Glasgow and brought up two sons and a daughter. Dorothy wrote her first book in 1923 but her second did not appear for nine years. In 1934 she published Miss Buncle’s Book. Thereafter she wrote a novel a year, selling over four million copies of her books in Britain and three million in the USA. Among them were Miss Buncle Married in 1936 and The Two Mrs Abbotts in 1943. During the war the Peploes moved to Moffat; D.E. Stevenson died there in 1973.
