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