What: For a few decades in the middle of the twentieth century, author Angela Thirkell published a new book nearly every year. High Rising is the first of her Barsetshire novels, and it's a good introduction --- we've got satire, we've got vague but well-meaning gentry, we've got mild scheming, and we've got very dry British wit.
Representative quote: "Damn your impudence is the answer I'd like to give, thought Laura, but aloud she said, 'Shall I find you all in tomorrow if I come over to tea?'"
How to get it: Go for the very gorgeous new Virago Press editions. (See Gift Idea #11 for more covers.)
Connections to previous Wreckage: Thirkell is very quotable, so it's not surprising she keeps showing up in my semi-regular Quote from a Fictional Character feature. See QfFC #12, QfFC #31, QfFC #43, and QfFC #51.
Later Barsetshire books include Cheerfulness Breaks In (Rec. #240) and Summer Half (Rec. #40).
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