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Mrs. Tim Gets a Job
450 pages
A humorous and bustling foray into hotel life, where eccentric guests and amusing predicaments provide the perfect distraction from wartime waiting.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a bustling, slightly chaotic mid-century hotel filled with eccentric personalities. The narrative moves at a brisk, engaging pace as one amusing predicament tumbles into the next, anchored by a protagonist who finds herself delightfully entangled in everyone else's business. The tone is distinctly humorous and observant, capturing the gentle comedy of workplace dynamics and the quirks of a formidable, tough-minded boss. It offers a cozy, cheerful mood that serves as a warm distraction from the underlying theme of wartime separation and waiting. This is a perfect read for those who appreciate lighthearted, character-driven fiction where community problem-solving and wry observations take center stage.
- Mood
- bustling
- cheerful
- cozy
- Tone
- humorous
- observant
- lighthearted
- wry
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- workplace dynamics · navigating eccentric personalities · community problem-solving · wartime separation
- The writing
- Light, observant, and gently comedic, focusing on the amusing interplay between diverse personalities.
- The arc
- Moves from a period of restless waiting into active, amusing engagement with a lively community.
- Who it's for
- Readers who enjoy gentle, character-driven mid-century humor and bustling hotel settings filled with eccentric guests.
Content notes
- wartime separation
- missing or blurry pages in some printed editions
About the book
With her husband still with his Regiment in Egypt, Mrs. Tim takes a job to fill the months before her husband's demobilization. She finds herself working for Miss Erica Clutterbuck, a formidably tough and masculine woman, who has turned her home into a small hotel. Mrs. Tim becomes deeply involved with the many guests and their various problems. One amusing situation after another develops and, of course, Mrs. Tim is always in the middle.
A most enjoyable book but marred by sloppy copying. Several pages are so blurry that they are unreadable, and three are missing.
This is the third in a series of four books about Mrs Tim, although they can each be read individually.
Description from Open Library.
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