A review by abby_writes
At Mrs Lippincote's by Elizabeth Taylor, Valerie Martin

5.0

This is such an enjoyable story of a frustrated officer's wife inhabiting a civilian's house during World War II, and this book is a comedy of manners but lacking any 'coziness' of an English village novel — Taylor's writing is acerbic and droll, but her characterization is soulful (Julia's unconventionality vs her husband's conformity particularly) and she knows how to make children interesting and contributing characters.