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A Glass of Blessings

By: Barbara Pym
Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson
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 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

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.©1958 Barbara Pym (P)2012 Library Magna Books Ltd Classics Funny Witty
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A comedy of manners..written as only Pym could- filled with the usual "Affectionate Irony". This is nicely read although I do prefer Susan Jameson' performance.

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I've read most of Barbara Pym's novels and this rivals Excellent Women as the best of them. Her characters are all so believable and Pym describes so humorously their minor flaws, which makes them so human. it is also a wonderful period piece capturing the dullness of the time as Britain was finally beginning to emerge from the aftermath of war.
The narration is also excellent, with a clear distinction of voice for all the many characters. Highly recommended for those who like novels without action and prefer acute observation (a la Ms Austen).

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great book I loved it is that enough characters? no, obviously not, two more words needed...oh, that's enough

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I didn't find this as funny as Some Tame Gazelle, which I loved. I also found it a lot more dated, for some odd reason.

It wasn't my favourite narration either. Wilmet seemed unnecessarily squeaky - and she didn't have to be, because Mary wasn't - while the male voices sounded a little artificially deep to me.

This could be just me - don't hesitate to give it a try.

Not my favourite Pym audiobook so far

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This is my second Barbara Pym book and I cant wait to read the others. It really transports to another era and the narrator really brought the characters to life

Evocative of the era

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