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Excellent Women Barbara Pym

Excellent Women By Barbara Pym

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym


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Summary

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

Excellent Women Summary

Excellent Women by Barbara Pym

Mildred Lathbury is one of those 'excellent women' who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, 'capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life - birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble sales, the garden fete spoilt by bad weather'. As such, she often gets herself embroiled in other people's lives - especially those of her glamorous new neighbours, the Napiers, whose marriage seems to be on the rocks. One cannot take sides in these matters, though it is tricky, especially as Mildred, teetering on the edge of spinsterhood, has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier. This is Barbara Pym's world at its funniest and most touching.

Excellent Women Reviews

One of the finest examples of high comedy * Lord David Cecil *
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 -- Marghanita Laski * OBSERVER *
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 * Jilly Cooper *
One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century * Alexander McCall Smith *

About Barbara Pym

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over eighty books on a wide array of subjects, including the award-winning The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. He is also the author of the Isabel Dalhousie novels and the world's longest-running serial novel, 44 Scotland Street. His books have been translated into forty-six languages. Alexander McCall Smith is Professor Emeritus of Medical Law at the University of Edinburgh and holds honorary doctorates from thirteen universities.

Additional information

GOR001293063
9781844084517
1844084515
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
2009-09-03
304
N/A
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