Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (1952)
Extremely sly, low key melancholy humor of the English variety for people who love PBS and really miss the Hairpin and/or the Toast. A good book for difficult times.
3 months ago
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I love Barbara Pym so much + I never liked the Hairpin or Toast, ha! (One of the joys of Pym is that she is more Austen-esque; acutely sharp but never snarky.) Hard to pick a favorite from her; they are all worth reading ✨
That's thoroughly fair. I loved those websites for their small-scale (some might say petty) obsessions and enthusiasms and--crucially--it's where I first read about Pym! Ultimately, there's room for us all in Pymland. I would love for someone to put out new editions her work.
I think NYRB is reissuing some (they just republished THE SWEET DOVE DIED) and Virago has reissued nine. I think you can order them through Blackwell's for easy U.S. shipping: https://store.virago.co.uk/products/the-complet...
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