Helen With the High Hand An Idyllic Diversion

Arnold Bennett was a famous English writer and journalist. His most famous works are the "Claychange" trilogy and "The Old Wives' Tale". These books draw on his experience of life in the Potteries, as did most of his best work. In his novels the Potteries are referred to as "the Five Towns". If you read this book, you'll know why the Savoy in London serves a dish called "Omelette Arnold Bennett". This is a perfect little book; complete and magical. The warmth of Bennett's humanity glows from the