diary of a provincial librarian

I've been reading E.M. Delafield's Diary of a Provincial Lady and its sequels (I'm almost done with the second book now). For some reason I find myself unable to read them for a long time; about half an hour at a stretch is all I can manage. They're not at all difficult reading. I think it's because there's a sameness to the protagonist's life (can she be called a protagonist?) that is more charming in short doses.
I received the first volume of L.M. Montgomery's journals for Christmas; this might be the only year that I ever receive only one book!