Thread: MobileRead March 2017 Discussion: Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson (spoilers)
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Old 03-21-2017, 02:55 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by issybird View Post
...Daisy's various crank interests....
Daisy seemed like a holdover from the 1960s, which, of course, she never saw. I mention it to demonstrate how modern the character seems. Her household at times seemed like a hippie commune.

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I wrote about the similarities to Keeping Up Appearances in my Goodreads review of Queen Lucia from January....
Which proves once again that great minds think alike.

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The difference is that in many ways Emmeline Lucas is Queen Lucia, whereas Hyacinth Bucket just wants to be and usually fails.
True. Their similarity ends in the way people reacted to their claims. Even the parson would hide from Hyacinth!
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