Excellent Women
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2009
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84408-451-7 (ISBN)
Virago Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84408-451-7 (ISBN)
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One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' Alexander McCall Smith
'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN
'One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
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.
'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
'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN
'One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH
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.
'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
Alexander McCall Smith is the author of over one hundred 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.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.9.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Virago Modern Classics |
| Einführung | Alexander McCall Smith |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 237 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84408-451-5 / 1844084515 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84408-451-7 / 9781844084517 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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