Delicious.

The first time I read this book (original review below), it was difficult to come by and I could only get hold of the audiobook. Thankfully, D.E. Stevenson's books are now more available than ever, and The Two Mrs. Abbotts is now easy to get as an eBook.
It's a charming tale of Barbara Abbott (the Miss Buncle from two books previously) and her friend and next-door neighbor whose husband is away in the war. Lots of small domestic plots and subplots, which D.E. Stevenson really shines at. There's a famous authoress who is having a crisis of identity, a teenage girl who's discovered that she doesn't fit in at home, a whole camp of soldiers looking for a German spy, and one or two budding romances. All delivered in the best cozy style for a relaxing read.

Original review:
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Ah, D.E. Stevenson does it again. I had to listen to this as an audiobook during a free trial at Audible.com, because this book is ridiculously hard to get in hard copy, or even to buy. I didn't care for the narrator's voices for some of the characters, but D.E. Stevenson's particular brand of charm shone through anyway.
Anyone reading D.E. Stevenson's books should, I think, be aware that there is usually not an overpowering plot that runs through the whole novel. Her books tend to describe a few months in the life of one or more main characters. Things are tied up well enough by the end, but there may be a few loose ends, and any romances feel a bit like sidelines and don't always begin until more than halfway through the book.
With some writers the above characteristics would make for sleepy books. But D.E. Stevenson just writes so wonderfully well and her characters are mostly lovely people. They are a true pleasure to read about.
In this book World War II is happening, and it influences the routine of life, but the story is still very domestic and charming and often funny. This one is a sequel to Miss Buncle Married.

Unfortunately D.E. Stevenson's books are not old enough to be in the public domain, but they are too old and forgotten to be found in many libraries. ( )

En Las dos señoras Abbott (1942), encontramos a la señorita Buncle ya madre de dos niños y a la encantadora Jerry, que se casó con el sobrino del señor Abbot, algo sola porque su marido está en el frente, en África… pero algo excesivamente acompañada también porque su gran casa isabelina –aún sin electricidad– se ha convertido en centro de operaciones de un regimiento del Ejército británico. La Segunda Guerra Mundial deja, pues, sus huellas en la apacible comunidad de Wanderbury, por la que merodean incluso los espías. Un nuevo personaje, la novelista romántica Janetta Walters, que goza de las mieles del éxito pero que de pronto descubre que escribe rematadamente mal, reintroduce el tema literario tan imprescindible en esta pequeña saga.

This final Miss Buncle book doesn't quite stand up to the other two -- it reads more like a series of short stories set in the original world -- a little too episodic for my taste. They've moved into wartime here, and the villagers are carrying on, even with soldiers stationed nearby, many men gone off to fight and unpleasant tenants fleeing the blitz. I so love being back in Miss Buncle Land, that I don't really mind it, but it just doesn't have a long single plot line to hold it all together. ( )

Not her best. But WWII homefront stories always get me. And it was a quick reread. ( )