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'One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' Alexander McCall Smith

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I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym -- Richard Osman * Guardian *
I pick up her books with joy, as though I were meeting an old, dear friend who comforts me, extends my vision and makes me roar with laughter
One of the finest examples of high comedy
Why shouldn't the lives of cardigan-wearing spinsters and fussy confirmed bachelors be the engines of some of the finest comic writing in English? Not only was Pym a comic genius but she was ever so wise * The Times *
I don't think I've ever before recommended a novel as one that everybody will enjoy and yet - even with a certain assurance - I'm prepared to vouch for Excellent Women * Observer *
Barbara Pym is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life -- Anne Tyler
One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century -- Alexander McCall Smith

Excellent Women

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    A Paperback / softback by Barbara Pym, Alexander McCall Smith

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      Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
      Published 2 June 2022
      ISBN-13 9780349016078
      978-0349016078
      ISBN-10 0349016070
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      'One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' Alexander McCall Smith

      Trade Review
      I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym -- Richard Osman * Guardian *
      I pick up her books with joy, as though I were meeting an old, dear friend who comforts me, extends my vision and makes me roar with laughter
      One of the finest examples of high comedy
      Why shouldn't the lives of cardigan-wearing spinsters and fussy confirmed bachelors be the engines of some of the finest comic writing in English? Not only was Pym a comic genius but she was ever so wise * The Times *
      I don't think I've ever before recommended a novel as one that everybody will enjoy and yet - even with a certain assurance - I'm prepared to vouch for Excellent Women * Observer *
      Barbara Pym is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life -- Anne Tyler
      One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century -- Alexander McCall Smith

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