Looking for something in the spirit of All Creatures Great and Small, Jane Gardam, or Persephone Press

Hi all,

I cut my teeth on the original All Creatures Great and Small series from the 1980s (though I like the new one well enough too). I’ve read all of James Herriot’s books and am hoping to find something that gives me a similar feeling — that mix of warmth, humor, and humanity.

For context, I’ve read (and loved) all of Jane Gardam, Barbara Pym, both Evelyn and Alexander Waugh, Wodehouse, and Muriel Spark. I’ve also been enjoying the rediscoveries from Persephone Press — those quiet, overlooked voices, often from the interwar years, especially women writers.

I’m open to other suggestions in that general vein — character-driven, gently ironic, compassionate writing with a strong sense of place or period.

Any recommendations?