{"product_id":"9780349016078","title":"Excellent Women","description":"Author: Barbara Pym\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349016078\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 27 Sep 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY ALEXANDER McCALL SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who are often taken for granted. She is a godsend, 'capable of dealing with most of the stock situations or even the great moments of life - birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble sale, the garden fete spoilt by bad weather'. Her glamorous new neighbours, the Napiers, seem to be facing a marital crisis. One cannot take sides in these matters, though it is tricky, especially as Mildred has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier. This is Barbara Pym's world at its funniest and most touching.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most endearingly amusing English novels of the twentieth century' ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Barbara Pym is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' ANNE TYLER\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not only was Pym a comic genius but she was ever so wise' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47857131192478,"sku":"ADS-9780349016078","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349016078.jpg?v=1781481566","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349016078","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}