Miss Buncle’s Book by DE Stevenson 

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Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson: Episode 5

Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson

Episode 5

BBC Radio 4 - Miss Buncle's Book by DE Stevenson, Episode 5

‘Disturber of the Peace’ is influencing the lives of its author and her neighbours.

Miss Buncle is buoyed by the success of her novel as it begins to influence the usually respectable residents of Silverstream.
Read by Madeleine Worrall

As ripples from the Great Depression reach a cosy English village, Barbara Buncle finds an inventive way to supplement her meagre income. Life in Silverstream will never be the same once her thinly fictionalised novel has laid bare the life, loves and eccentricities of her neighbours. 

As ‘Disturber of the Peace’ rides high in the bestseller lists, the novel’s influence can be felt on the lives of its author and her neighbours.

Read by Madeleine Worrall
Written by D.E. Stevenson
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

Scottish author D.E. Stevenson was a prolific name in the light romantic fiction genre, topping best seller lists from the 1930s to the 1960s. MISS BUNCLE’S BOOK, her best-known publication, is a delight; funny, engaging and well worth rediscovering 50 years after the author’s death.

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In the cosy village of Silverstream, Barbara Buncle finds a novel way to boost her income.

Life in Silverstream will never be the same after a thinly fictionalised novel lays bare the life, loves and eccentricities of the villagers. Read by Madeleine Worrall.

As the ripples from the Great Depression reach a cosy English village, Barbara Buncle finds an inventive way to supplement her meagre income. Life in Silverstream will never be the same once her thinly fictionalised novel lays bare the life, loves and eccentricities of her neighbours.

Read by Madeleine Worrall
Written by D.E. Stevenson
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

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Scottish author D.E. Stevenson was a prolific name in the light romantic fiction genre, topping best seller lists from the 1930s to the 1960s. MISS BUNCLE’S BOOK, her best-known publication, is a delight; funny, engaging and well worth rediscovering 50 years after the author’s death.

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