For the first time in Russian - a masterpiece of British humorous prose of the 20th century, “one of the most hilarious, sophisticated and sympathetic books you will ever read” (Guardian). The nameless heroine E. M. Delafield, who has many autobiographical features, meticulously records in her diary her daily “struggle with arrogant neighbors, a taciturn husband and obstinate hyacinths” (Independent). A “provincial lady” from Devonshire is trying to keep the household from slipping into chaos, the children from unnecessary excesses, and the servants from being fired. Not to mention the fact that one must not lose face in front of Lady Box with her Bentley and vast estate - and, finally, win a literary competition in the feminist magazine “Time Doesn’t Wait”...