Looking for something mindless on Hoopla the other night, I found Coronation Summer by Angela Thirkell, read by Nadia May. I'm a huge Thirkell fan and haven't read this in decades and the May narration is a delight.
For those unfamiliar with the wonderful Mrs. T, she wrote a long series of humorous novels set in Trollope's Barsetshire in the 20th century. Coronation Summer is a non-series book set during the coronation of Victoria. Those who have access to Hoopla and like Nadia May or to whom the idea of Austen with a little added bite appeals might give it a try.
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