THE PROVINCIAL LADY IN WARTIMEThe fourth of the Provincial Lady series by beloved author E.M.Delafield recreates the 1930s in a wittily and shrewdly way. World War II has begun and the P.L. must cope with gas masks, evacuated relatives and Canteen service. The book centers on the late months of 1939 before the war, when children were beginning to be evacuated and people not in the military were seeking ways to do their part toward the war effort.