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Trevor Gray
reviewed The Provincial Lady in Russia on February 11, 2020
The Provincial Lady in Russia
Although this nonfiction account by E.M. Delafield (pen name of Elizabeth Dashwood) of her six-month sojourn in the Soviet Union is not really part of the Provincial Lady series, it's packaged with the four true Provincial Lady novels in The Provincial Lady Complete Series (a steal at 99 cents!). The original title was I Visit the Soviets, and you'll know to not expect any adventures including Vicky, Robin, husband Robert, her household of demanding servants or Delafield's offbeat friends and neighbors.
While less charming that the proper Provincial Lady novels, this book is eye-opening in his details of Stalinist Soviet Union (although, of course, no one knew the worst until the rise of Nikita Khrushchev). Even so, Delafield laments the shortages, drabness, incompetence, deprivations, extensive lines, undrinkable water, terrible restaurants and food, and worse transit.
An enjoyable read; just don't go into it expecting humor, sweetness and light.
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Add The Provincial Lady in Russia, I wish to heavens you'd go and live on a collective farm in Russia for six months and write a funny book about it. E.M. Delafield's editor said that to her in the mid-1930s. She acceded to his wish and the result is a book about a long visit to Stali, The Provincial Lady in Russia to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add The Provincial Lady in Russia, I wish to heavens you'd go and live on a collective farm in Russia for six months and write a funny book about it. E.M. Delafield's editor said that to her in the mid-1930s. She acceded to his wish and the result is a book about a long visit to Stali, The Provincial Lady in Russia to your collection on WonderClub |
