a FEW GREEN LEAVES *

PYM, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0060970324 / ISBN 13: 9780060970321

Published by HarperCollins, Various Locations * * * * *, 1986

About this Item

Book: Near Fine/ $28.71 0060970324 a FEW GREEN LEAVES * PYM, Barbara HarperCollins Various Locations * * * * * 1986 1sT Edition, 1sT Printing S/c Light Green Spine With Title In Black Letters, Soft Cover Book: Near Fine/ Slight Shelf, Edge And Corner Wear. 250 Numbered Pages Printed On 0ff~White Paper, Browning From Aging On Edges Of Pages, In Fine/ Condition, Appear To Be Lightly Read, Clean And Tight To The Spine. 2 Corners Are Square, 2 Are Lightly Bumped, Spine Is Tight. Authors Name Written Inside Front Cover, Using A Fine/ Tipped Black Pen. `XO LYA, L King` This Book Will Be Sent Wrapped In Plastic, Taped Shut And In A = Padded Mailing Envelope * To Prevent Shipping Damage So That It Will Arrive In The Description Described Which Applies To This B00K, Only. = No Odors, No Writing, No Names, No Rippling, Not Stuck Together, No Book Plate, Not X~Library, No Other Marks. = Will Make It, An Excellent Addition To Your Own Personal Library Collection, Or As A Gift, For The Discriminating Reader / Collector. = WORLD WIDE SHIPPING, AVAILABLE *.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: a FEW GREEN LEAVES *
• Publisher: HarperCollins, Various Locations * * * * *
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060970324
• ISBN 13: 9780060970321
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: 1986 Book: Near Fine/
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Despite the banalities of modern life, a group of friends and acquaintances--including spinsters, widows, rectors, retirees, and a bearded intellectual and his wife--encounter history and nostalgia, romance and death

From the Back Cover

Emma Howick, an aspiring anthropologist, chooses to settle in a sleepy country community in the heart of England, with a view to researching a study on ‘The Social Patterns of a West Oxfordshire Village’. She soon finds herself inextricably caught up in the lives of her new neighbours: Tom Dagnall, the widowed rector who is passionate about local history; Tom’s dominating and frustrated sister, Daphne, whose ambitions are to own a dog and escape to a Greek island; Adam Prince, a fastidious and self-indulgent good food inspector; Sir Miles, the elusive local squire; and last but not least, the genteel spinsters, Misses Lee, Grundy and Lickerish.

In 'A Few Green Leaves', Barbara Pym chronicles everyday life with her inimitable warmth and humour, creating an incomparable, vivid portrait of English village society.

“Her sense of humour is as strong as ever. The set pieces are as witty, or wittier, than anything she has ever written.”
FINANCIAL TIMES

“Miss Pym’s characters are human and warm and vulnerable ... they establish themselves immediately, they stay in the mind. This is a book to be taken slowly and easily ... there are epiphanies in it, showings-forth of joy.”
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

“She has a connoisseur’s eye for the absurd, almost disconcerting candour, and the ability to note shortcomings with amused equanimity.”
THE LISTENER

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