false 178572 12 Barbara Pym is a master at capturing the subtle mayhem that takes place in the apparent quiet of the English countryside. Fifty-something sisters Harriet and Belinda Bede live a comfortable, settled existence. Belinda, the quieter of the pair, has for years been secretly in love with the town's pompous (and married) archdeacon, whose odd sermons leave members of his flock in muddled confusion. Harriet, meanwhile, a bubbly extrovert, fends off proposal after proposal of marriage. The arrival of Mr. Mold and Bishop Grote disturb the peace of the village and leave the sisters wondering if they'll ever return to the order of their daily routines. Some Tame Gazelle, first published in Britain nearly 50 years ago, was the first of Pym's nine novels. 1560758 1976 Some Tame Gazelle total:185|5:51|4:87|3:41|2:5|1:1| 185 737 241 26 4 1 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 24 14:38:50 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 11:56:27 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 06:55:19 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 07:08:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 23:42:32 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 10 17:43:26 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 14:21:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 12:39:28 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 10:02:28 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:41:28 -0700 2009 It's a very subtle, dry, comedy about spinsters in England, mid 20th-Century (say, 1950). It would be dreadfully boring if you weren't keyed in to the sense of humor that pervades it.
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