The most underrated novelist of the century . . . The subtlest of her books—the sparkle on first acquaintance has been succeeded by the deeper brilliance of established art.” —Philip Larkin
“[Pym] makes me smile, laugh out loud, consider my own foibles and fantasies, and above all, suffer real regret when I reach the final page. Of how many authors can you honestly say that?” —Mavis Cheek
“Barbara Pym is the rarest of treasures.” —Anne Tyler
“My favorite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy, as though I were meeting an old, dear friend who comforts me, extends my vision and makes me roar with laughter.” —Jilly Cooper
It’s every author’s main fear: That after working on a novel for years or decades, pouring your soul and sweat into the words, it finally gets published and…no one notices. Worse, it quickly melts off the shelves and sinks into obscurity, and you wind up buying all extant copies at a quarter each just to […]