Private Enterprise

By Angela Thirkell

Book Overview

Amid food shortages and grumbling, Barsetshire is unsettled by the arrival of a pretty war widow in this "delicately humorous and] entertaining" novel (The New York Times).

World War II may be over, but its effects linger in the English countryside as the local ladies trade ration coupons for a paltry selection of provisions. It's feeling like a bleak summer--but it won't be a boring one, now that flirtatious young widow Peggy Arbuthnot and her sister-in-law, Effie, are on the scene. Peggy has quite a few admirers--including Noel Merton, which is rather unfortunate for his wife. Suspense reigns over who might win Peggy's hand--and whether the Merton marriage will survive . . .

"Where Trollope would have been content to arouse a chuckle, Thirkell] is constantly provoking us to hilarious laughter. . . . To read her is to get the feeling of knowing Barsetshire folk as well as if one had been born and bred in the county." --Kirkus Reviews

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1504092864
• ISBN13: 9781504092869
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"