Bel Lamington

By: D. E. Stevenson

Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson

Bel Lamington finds London a very lonely place - until a young artist literally drops in on her rooftop garden....

Bel, an orphan daughter of an Army colonel, is brought up in an English village and flung into the whirl of London life to earn a hard living as a secretary while attempting to navigate romance, unexpected friendships and urban life. Shy and sensitive, she is unaware of the pitfalls that surround her. When Bel is offered a chance to leave London and venture to a fishing hotel in Scotland for a much needed holiday with an old school friend, things begin to change. There she learns that you cannot escape from your troubles by running away from them…

©1961 D. E. Stevenson (P)2021 Soundings

wonderful story, terrib;e nnrration

A lovely gentle romance ruined by a terrible narrator. Her voice interpretations were awful. I have read the book many times and was very disappointed in the narration

Good story

The narrator wasn’t the best but I managed to enjoy the story anyway.
It was good to have the story tie in with the characters at Muirith and Tassynoe (no idea how these places are spelled.)
Overall it was a pleasant story.

good book.. good narrator

I love books by de Stevenson. this book is good. not as good as the "miss Buncle" series (which is my favorite).. regardless, this is an enjoyable easy listen

Delightful and pleasant

What a pleasure it was to listen to the fine narration by Patience Tomlinson. I’ve read more than a dozen DE Stevenson books so far, and Bel Lamington is now a favorite. I enjoyed the surprise of meeting up with several of the Drumberley characters again. What fun. I ordered the sequel, Fletchers End, as soon as I finished Bel Lamington.

Gentle reading from an era long gone

"Bel Lamington" - that is the girl's name and has nothing to do with sponge cake cut into squares dipped in chocolate icing and rolled in coconut - helped make a mundane task I was needing to complete so much more enjoyable.
While Bel is not my favourite D.E. Stevenson character, she's not too sappy and has moments of spunk. I liked Bel more than her bossy, knows-what-is-best-for-everyone, friend Louise. I'm so thankful that the Aunt that raised her was loving and loved by Bel in return.

This book is a perfect follow on after book three, "Winter and Rough Weather", in the Drumberley/Dering series. I enjoyed catching up with Mamie and Jock Johnstone, and, James and Rhoda Dering.