I was waiting for fantasyfan to nominate something by Stella Benson, but since he hasn't, I see I must!
The potted bio from various places:
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Stella Benson (1892-1933) was an English feminist travel writer and novelist. Stella was noted for being compassionate and interested in social issues. Like her older female relatives, she supported women's suffrage. During World War I, she supported the troops by gardening and by helping poor women in London's East End at The Charity Organisation Society. These efforts inspired Benson to write novels I Pose (1915) and This Is the End (1917).
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Unfortunately, most of her work isn't available in ebook. I know fantasyfan has read
I Pose, therefore, I'll nominate
This Is the End available at
manybooks. And it's short!
A review of
This is the End from Goodreads:
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I absolutely love Benson's prose. She makes the ordinary interesting and the mundane sparkle. I love the elements of magical realism which she weaves into her stories. I found the characters endearing in their entirety, and cannot wait to read more of her books. It's a real shame that she isn't better known, because she certainly deserves to be.
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