Jane And Prudence (Virago Modern Classics) - Softcover

Pym, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1844084493 ISBN 13: 9781844084494

Publisher: Virago, 2007

Synopsis

Over the years, as Barbara Pym replaced Nancy Mitford, Georgette Heyer, even Jane Austen, as my most loved author, I devoured all her books, but JANE AND PRUDENCE remains my favourite. Even an umpteenth reading this weekend was punctuated by gasps of joy, laughter and wonder that this lovely book should remain so fresh, funny and true to life' Jilly Cooper

'The setting of this very funny novel, one of Barbara Pym's earliest, is an English village where Jane's husband is the newly appointed vicar, and where Prudence will pay Jane a visit and find herself courted by a fatuous young widower. Prudence, at twenty-nine, has achieved nothing in life but a dull research job in London and a string of dud affairs; Jane, now in her forties, was Prudence's tutor at Oxford. Jane cheerfully concedes that she is an incompetent housewife, but she hopes that the move to a rural parish may transform her into a Trollopean vicar's wife, as well as a crafty matchmaker. There are many comic complications here, as Jane learns that matchmaking has as many pitfalls as does housewifery' The New Yorker

About this title

Review:

'This comedy of manners is a salutary reminder of just how good Barbara Pym was . . . This book is a gem - and a fitting introduction to this inexplicably neglected writer's work, for all those still to have the pleasure of discovering her' --The Times

Book Description:

A charming and funny tale of match-making misadventures by an author whose fans include Philip Larkin, Alexander McCall Smith and Jilly Cooper.

About this edition

• Publisher: Virago
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1844084493
• ISBN 13: 9781844084494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256