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Barbara Pym is a must-read for any Jane Austen fans that are looking for a similar wit and even subject matter (choosing eligible suitors, the trapped feeling in small communities, etc.), but doesn't mind a less-happy or even downright unhappy ending and quite a lot of church talk. I enjoyed this book but, having come to it after reading the excellent Excellent Women, I could see it was not her best work. Still, I could identify with a number of the characters' worries and liked the way that the
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Love Jane's dry humor. Laugh out loud funny.
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I enjoyed this quiet story of ordinary women in post-WWII Britain very much. I found it fascinating and insightful in its presentation of a woman's experience in that era - it makes me think of a lighter, less political, and less serious Doris Lessing (which reminds me that I need to read more Doris Lessing!). It is also permeated by a dry, sardonic English humor.
In this world, women seem to accept that their role is to take care of and adore the men around them, but with a certain dose of sarc ...more
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