A Glass of Blessings

Zusatztext My favourite writer . . . 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 Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext With introduction by John Bayley. Barbara Pym was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1978 and is the quintessential VMC author. Following on from the huge success of JANE AND PRUDENCE, this novel was loved by Philip Larkin who declared it 'the subtlest of her books'. Zusammenfassung Barbara Pym was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1978 and is the quintessential VMC author. Following on from the huge success of JANE AND PRUDENCE, this novel was loved by Philip Larkin who declared it 'the subtlest of her books'.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Pym
• Assisted by: John Bayley (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.12.2009
• EAN: 9781844085804
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-580-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature