The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion. Vol. 5

´I hoovered up these books in a matter of days. I am obsessed´ JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things ´Bridget Jones meets every classic novel you´ve ever loved ... This is like finding an unearthed Jane Austen book you never knew about´ STYLIST ´I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. “Isn´t it just?” I replied, hoping she would not ask me to read a favorite verse aloud. I do not believe the psalmist wrote, Fifteen men on a dead man´s chest, Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.´ The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her London neighbourhood 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, which comprise a series of volumes. Armed with wit and a sideways amusement, Emma documents the curious realities of her life at Lapis Lazuli House.