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A Glass of Blessings
A Glass of Blessings
Author: Barbara Pym
Well dressed, well looked after, suitably husbanded, good looking and fairly young. Wilmet Forsyth is most, if not all of those things. No matter that Rodney, the handsome army major, working nine thirty to six at the Ministry, is slightly balder and fatter than he once was. Wilmet would like to think she has changed rather less.
ISBN-13: 9780452268937
ISBN-10: 0452268931
Publication Date: 12/30/1991
Pages: 272
Edition: Reprint
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Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 2
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If you haven't read any novels by the marvelous English writer, Barbara Pym, you're in for a treat. She writes beautifully, has a sly sense of humor and irony, and is a master of the social comedy.

This one is about a traditionally well-off and married, but also bored English woman, fascinated with the possibility of an affair, but not quite ready to take the jump. Thus, she considers mainly "safe" men-- Anglican priests or a fascinating but capricious friend who ends up being gay. She also probes the behavior of others in her circle by attending receptions for new priests, holiday parties at the homes of friends, and other odd but conventional activities.

Pym's novels are not unlike what Jane Austen might have been writing in the waning years of the 20th century. Highly recommended for those who love quiet but often hilarious and well-written novels.
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If you like Downton Abbey, you will like this book. Veddy,veddy British, proper and correct. I surprised myself and loved it! Very well written!


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