Miss Mapp, a small-minded, small-town heiress of "a certain age," leads a full life . . . of spying on (and attempting to best) her neighbors. A classic comic novel from the author of "Queen Lucia."
"This latest book is clever, as all that [Benson] does is clever, light, amusing, satirical, written in the smooth and easy style his earlier books have made familiar to us. Its people are... (read more)