A Double Affair

The characteristically charming 1957 installment in Angela Thirkell's beloved series of Barsetshire novels, picks up where its predecessor, NEVER TOO LATE, leaves off. The community is all abuzz with news of the impending marriage of Herbert Choyce (vicar of Hatch End) and Miss Merriman (who had been the long-time secretary of the late Lady Emily Graham). The couple, older and wiser than the usual betrothed, are in no hurry to tie the marital knot, but the enthusiasm of their friends and neighbors sweeps them up on a rush to the altar, as all of Barsetshire's familiar faces join in the festivities. But in the wake of the wedding, other concerns take center stage.