The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 8
"I've arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count this as one. My existence of the last three years has been nothing but incident." The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighborhood of St. Crispian's. But Emma's plans for a charmed and studious life are sabotaged by her eccentric Cousin Archibald, her formidable Aunt Eugenia, and the slightly odd denizens of St. Crispian's. Emma M. Lion offers up her Unselected Journals, however self-incriminating they may be. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House. Readers have compared Beth Brower's writing to Jane Austen, Oscar Wilde, P.G. Wodehouse, and L. M. Montgomery.
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I am continuing to enjoy reading about Emma M Lion, as the timeline proceeds and Emma gets control of her inheritance, namely her house. Because that is literally all that is left. But the ever-enterprising Emma decides to earn some income by taking on a border in a partitioned sub-let of the house. Emma retains her 5th floor room - and it turns out her border, a sea captain, also takes the 5th floor room, partitioned off. Because on both sides of the partition, the 5th floor rooms are the biggest in the house. The ‘roomies’ begin passing notes back and forth through a chink in the wall. Then finally meet for real. Emma’s insufferable uncle is still in residence at the home and Emma has discovered he invited the tenant to a men’s dinner. Emma finds out and joins the dinner anyway because it’s her house. Emma is also meeting other people, as her social-register aunt has enlisted Emma to chaperone her cousin through the London season. And she has plenty other male friends who make Emma’s life a little more interesting. Emma is a hoot!