If you love charming English village life, eccentric characters, and the kind of quiet, cozy storytelling that slowly reveals its delicious humor⌠you must read Miss Plum and Miss Penny by Dorothy Evelyn Smith. Miss Penny, a contented spinster with a perfectly run home and just the right amount of social entanglement, rescues Miss Plum from a duck pond and her life turns upside down from that moment on. What follows is a whirlwind of comic mishaps, uncomfortable social graces, and some deeply relatable moments about protecting one's hard-won peace đŤđ§ď¸ If youâre a fan of Barbara Pym or The Diary of a Provincial Lady, this will be right up your alley. Have you read it? Or do you have a favorite charming-yet-dark village tale to recommend? DailyConnoisseurReads ModernVintageReads CozyBooks BookishLifestyle LTKTravel LTKHome LTKSeasonal