Pomfret Towers
A Virago Modern Classic

4,5 stars So far, I find this has been the best and my favourite instalment of Thirkell's Barsetshire series. “There is no happiness in love, except at the end of an English novel.” - Anthony Trollope What a sparkling, light and totally charming book. Angela Thirkell has joined the ranks of authors......more

In the sixth Barsetshire novel, a group of quirky characters comes together at a large country house, Pomfret Towers, for a weekend party, including the modest heroine Alice, the gruff and terrifying lord who owns the place, the egotistical would-be artist, his social-climbing mother, and others. Be......more

I read Thirkell because of passages like this one: "There's Chloe," said Sally, as a scratching and whining which had been going on ever since the dogs left the room was succeeded by several loud flaps against the door. "Isn't she a lamb? She has taught herself to knock on the door with her tail. Com......more

2.75 stars? Mrs. Barton, the absentminded author of historical works and mother of two young adult children is often away from home and absorbed in her work. She keeps in close contact with her neighbor Lord Pomfret for research purposes. On a rare occasion when Lady Pomfret and Mrs. Barton are both......more

Although I admit, it wasn't as hilarious or bitter-sweet as some other of Thirkell, nonetheless, it was another one of the best by Thirkell I have read. What made it so perfect was the thoughtfulness, integrity of the novel (story). It was easy to see that the author knew how to write a good novel,......more