Aunts — Robert Liddell

Set on the eve of the 1938 Munich Agreement, this is a skillfully-drawn portrait of the upper-middle-classes in England before the War, with two unforgettable leading characters, Aunt Jane and Aunt Eliza, based on Liddell's own relatives. Robert Liddell is one of the most underrated novelists of the post-War era and this is one of his finest works.