Some Tame Gazelle
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2009
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84408-579-8 (ISBN)
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84408-579-8 (ISBN)
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A charming and funny tale of parish life by an author whose many fans include Philip Larkin, Alexander McCall Smith and Jilly Cooper.
'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' Anne Tyler
It was odd that Harriet should always have been so fond of curates. They were so immature and always made the same kind of conversation. Now the Archdeacon was altogether different . . . '
Together yet alone, the Misses Bede occupy the central crossroads of parish life. Harriet, plump, elegant and jolly, likes nothing better than to make a fuss of new curates, secure in the knowledge that elderly Italian Count Ricardo Bianco will propose to her yet again this year. Belinda, meanwhile has harboured sober feelings of devotion towards Archdeacon Hochleve for thirty years.
Then into their quiet, comfortable lives comes a famous librarian, Nathaniel Mold, and a bishop from Africa, Theodore Grote - who each take to calling on the sisters for rather more unsettling reasons.
'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' Anne Tyler
It was odd that Harriet should always have been so fond of curates. They were so immature and always made the same kind of conversation. Now the Archdeacon was altogether different . . . '
Together yet alone, the Misses Bede occupy the central crossroads of parish life. Harriet, plump, elegant and jolly, likes nothing better than to make a fuss of new curates, secure in the knowledge that elderly Italian Count Ricardo Bianco will propose to her yet again this year. Belinda, meanwhile has harboured sober feelings of devotion towards Archdeacon Hochleve for thirty years.
Then into their quiet, comfortable lives comes a famous librarian, Nathaniel Mold, and a bishop from Africa, Theodore Grote - who each take to calling on the sisters for rather more unsettling reasons.
Barbara Pym (1913-80) was born in Shropshire and educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford. When in 1977 the TLS asked critics to name the most underrated authors of the past 75 years, only one was named twice (by Philip Larkin and Lord David Cecil): Barbara Pym.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.8.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Virago Modern Classics |
| Einführung | Mavis Cheek |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 129 x 195 mm |
| Gewicht | 194 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84408-579-1 / 1844085791 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84408-579-8 / 9781844085798 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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