EAN: 9780349016320

AN ACADEMIC QUESTION - BARBARA PYM TASCHENBUCH

INTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS  'I am a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN  In a provincial
university town  Caro Grimstone  a dissatisfied faculty wife  becomes the unwilling accomplice
to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind  esteemed
anthropologist in a nursing home  Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research
that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A
delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery  An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym
territory.  'She is the rarest of treasures  she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of
everyday life' ANNE TYLER  'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY
COOPER 'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy  salt wit in a
saline drip' NEW YORK TIMES

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