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A Glass Of Blessings
- Author
- Barbara Pym
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 1 May 2012
- Run Time
- 9 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Religious and spiritual fiction
- Rating
- 4.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
WITH 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 meeting an old, dear friend' JILLY COOPER
'The subtlest of her books . . . the sparkle on first acquaintance has been succeeded by the deeper brilliance of established art' PHILIP LARKIN
Wilmet Forsyth is well dressed, well looked after, suitably husbanded, good-looking and fairly young - but very bored. Her staid husband Rodney, a civil servant, is slightly balder and fatter than he once was. Wilmet would like to think she has changed rather less.
Her conventional life takes a turn when she meets the handsome brother of a close friend. Attractive, cultured and attentive, Piers Longridge is a delectable mystery Wilmet is determined to solve.
Critics Review
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Barbara Pym is the rarest of treasures
Anne Tyler
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I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen . . . The subtlest of her books - the sparkle on first acquaintance has been succeeded by the deeper brilliance of established art
Philip Larkin
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I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym
Richard Osman
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[Pym] makes me smile, laugh out loud, consider my own foibles and fantasies, and above all, suffer real regret when I reach the final page. Of how many authors can you honestly say that?
Mavis Cheek
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There is a thrill of humanity through all her work
Shirley Hazzard
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My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy, as though I were meeting an old, dear friend who comforts me, extends my vision and makes me roar with laughter
Jilly Cooper
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A modern Jane Austen
Alexander McCall Smith
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Another instalment in America's exposure to the Pyro revival, which began in England in 1976 and happily arrived here in 1978 . . . Essential reading for Pym's growing readership on this side of the Atlantic
Kirkus Reviews
User Reviews
Book 4.0
Narration 5.0
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4.0 5.0
A cross between Jane Austen, Downton Abbey and Grantchester (minus the crime), this is a light, fun listen which made me chuckle throughout.
Perfect narration also.GardensofPaper 2026-04-12
Details
- Author
- Barbara Pym
- Narrator
- Patience Tomlinson
- Duration
- 9 hours
- Release Date
- 1 May 2012
- ISBN
- 9781405510899
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Religious and spiritual fiction
- Rating
- 4.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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 meeting an old, dear friend' JILLY COOPER'The subtlest of her books . . . the sparkle on first acquaintance has been succeeded by the deeper brilliance of established art' PHILIP LARKINWilmet Forsyth is well dressed, well looked after, suitably husbanded, good-looking and fairly young - but very bored. Her staid husband Rodney, a civil servant, is slightly balder and fatter than he once was. Wilmet would like to think she has changed rather less. Her conventional life takes a turn when she meets the handsome brother of a close friend. Attractive, cultured and attentive, Piers Longridge is a delectable mystery Wilmet is determined to solve.
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