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After being slightly disappointed in Miss Mapp I loved this short story - which contains some very funny lines!
I loved seeing this quite unpleasant woman's pretensions skewered - right from the first line- & look forward to carrying on with the series.
"We really must make a compromise," thought Miss Mapp, meaning that everybody must come round to her way of thinking, "or our dear little cosy bridge evenings won't be possible."
I loved seeing this quite unpleasant woman's pretensions skewered - right from the first line- & look forward to carrying on with the series.
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Curiosity was a quality she abhorred...
Yeah... Right... ;-)
Short, funny, enjoyable read.
PS I haven't read any book from The Mapp & Lucia Novels Series, so to me it was the first time with memorable Miss Mapp. ...more