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.
Publisher: Little,Brown Book GroupISBN: 9780349016078Number of pages: 304Weight: 240 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 22 mm
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'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 forExcellent 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
Barbara Pym
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Alexander McCall Smith (or Sandy as he is often known) has written and contributed to over a hundred books including fiction,non-fiction and more than thirty children's books but he is best known for his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series set in Botswana which has sold over twenty million copies worldwide.
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