This is very much in the style of Benson's Lucia books and was equally funny. The editor writes in the introduction of Benson's "biting satire", but I would have to say I don't really agree with that interpretation of his work. It implies that Benson has no sympathy with his creations, yet he does. Part of the enjoyment is in recognising the faults of characters, yet coming to sympathise with at least some of them. We end up hoping they will get out of the scrapes for which they have only themselves to blame. There's more of these, so back to the shelves for me.
Day 196 ; Book 194
Kind woman rescues ‘spicy’ 7-8 weeks old kitten out in the extreme heat,
becomes the most loving cat: ‘She just needed a mama!’
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Summer is in full swing now and that means prepare for heatwaves. They keep
getting hotter and hotter every year and they're not going to stop heating
up...
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