An Academic Question
Author(s): Barbara Pym
INTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS
'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN
'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER
In a provincial university town, Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind, esteemed anthropologist in a nursing home, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory.
'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' ANNE TYLER
'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMES
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
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- : 0.3
- : 01 August 2022
- : 2.2 Centimeters X 12.6 Centimeters X 19.6 Centimeters
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- : Barbara Pym
- : 224
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- : Paperback