The Pop Larkin Chronicles: The Darling Buds of May, A Breath of French Air, and When the Green Woods Laugh

An English junk dealer and his family get up to mischief and misadventure, in the first three novels of this "pulsing comedy of country manners" (Time).
The Darling Buds of May

Beneath the sunny skies of Kent, the Larkin family—Pop, Ma, and their six children—enjoy the simple pleasures of life. All of that could change, however, when Cedric Charlton from Inland Revenue appears on their farm. Cedric has come to inquire why the Larkins failed to file their income tax. But his plans hit a snag ...