Bagthorpes Liberated by Helen Cresswell
Finally back from the worst holiday in the history of holidays, Mrs B finds a tramp has moved into her home. This is the last straw for Mrs who is sick and tired of all the men in her life taking things for granted and decides to take a feminist stand. But years of being a doormat to her eccentric husband and bossy offspring makes it quite hard for Mrs B to get taken seriously.