Review of "Queen Lucia" by E.F. Benson

Queen Lucia by E.F. Benson

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Emmeline "Lucia" Lucas considers herself the queen of her little domain of Riseholme. She gives the best parties, plays Beethoven, is a fount of art and culture and speaks Italian (at least in bits and pieces.) A couple of other women threaten her social position as queen bee and the hub of the community, whether it's Mrs. Quantock who has the community excited over her yoga-teaching guru or Olga Bracely who entrances everyone with her opera-singing voice. Lucia's pride suffers a humiliation or two, as she is shown up more than once in the areas of her "expertise." Lucia may seem to be petty, proud and a bit manipulative -- not the usual main character of a story -- but we enjoy laughing with her or maybe at her and the foibles of human nature.



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