Cassandra Marsh-Gibbon, la protagonista de Extranjeros, bienvenidos, es una de las primeras «mujeres excelentes» que tan bien supo retratar Barbara Pym. Cassandra lleva una vida de provincias sometida...

Barbara Pym escribió Cuarteto de otoño sin grandes esperanzas de que viera la luz. Llevaba tiempo sin publicar, al considerar sus editores que había quedado anclada en un costumbrismo apolillado y poco...

Jane Cleveland y Prudence Bates forman, por edad y temperamento, una extraña pareja de amigas. Jane tiene cuarenta y un años, está casada con un clérigo y lleva una vida plácida pero anodina. Desempeña...

Mujeres excelentes está considerada una de las mejores novelas de Barbara Pym. Mildred Lathbury, la narradora, es una mujer soltera que vive en Londres y ocupa su tiempo en diversas tareas en la parroquia,...

Un poco menos que ángeles es la historia de los amores, los trabajos y las esperanzas de un grupo de jóvenes antropólogos. Catherine Oliphant es escritora y vive con el apuesto antropólogo Tom Mallow....

INTRODUCED BY PAUL BINDING'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen' PHILIP LARKIN 'No novelist brings more telling observation or more gentle...

INTRODUCED BY ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMANMildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who are often taken for granted. She is a godsend, 'capable of dealing...

INTRODUCED BY HAZEL HOLT'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen' Philip LarkinWhen Barbara Pym died in 1980, she left a considerable amount...

BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR INTRODUCED BY JILLY COOPER'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN'I devoured all her books, but Jane and Prudence remains my favourite' JILLY COOPER 'Barbara...

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'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building...

Teinté d'humour et d'ironie, paru en Angleterre en 1950 et chez Fayard en 1989, le premier roman de la grande Barbara Pym chronique délicieusement les intrigues d'une paroisse faussement paisible, qui...

With an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.One did not drink sherry before the evening, just as one did not read a novel in the morning.In 1970s...

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure’ - Jilly Cooper‘I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym’ - Richard Osman‘Could one write a book...

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure.' Jilly Cooper‘Could one write a book based on one’s diaries over thirty years? I certainly...

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure’ - Jilly Cooper, author of The Thursday Murder Club‘Life is cruel and we do terrible...

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure’ - Jilly Cooper, author of The Thursday Murder Club‘Life is cruel and we do terrible...

‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure’ - Jilly Cooper, author of The Rutshire Chronicles series‘I'm a huge fan of Barbara...

BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHORWITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY CLARE CHAMBERS'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy, as though I were...

Après les succès de Des Femmes remarquables, Comme une gazelle apprivoisée et Les ingratitudes de l'amour, Barbara Pym est de retour dans la collection Vintage avec Quatuor d'automne, un roman où l'on...

INTRODUCED BY MAVIS CHEEK'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' Anne TylerTogether yet alone, the...

En 1977, le Times désigne Barbara Pym comme l'un des auteurs les plus injustement méconnus du XXe siècle. Une remise en lumière qui sonne comme une renaissance pour l'écrivain, érigée alors en virtuose...

INTRODUCED BY SALLEY VICKERS'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heart-breaking silliness of everyday life' ANNE TYLERCatherine Oliphant...

Dulcie Mainwaring, la heroína de este libro, es una de esas «mujeres excelentes», aparentemente desinteresadas, que siempre está ayudando a los demás pero no es capaz de cuidar de sí misma, especialmente...

INTRODUCED BY LOUIS DE BERNIERES'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN'I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen' PHILIP LARKINFormidable Miss Doggett fills her life by giving tea...

'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' Richard Osman‘Barbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasure.' Jilly Cooper‘The day comes in the life...

Ce livre est une délicieuse plongée pimentée et pleine d'humour dans le Londres des années 1960 ; un contrepied à la norme et aux convenances fort bienvenu. Barbara Pym est aussi vintage que moderne...

Una de las novelas más perfectas de Barbara Pym. La historia de un amor imposible entre una mujer madura y un joven inexperto en el Londres de los años setenta. Soltera, altiva y distante, Leonora Eyre...