{"product_id":"9781035038923","title":"Quartet in Autumn - Barbara Pym","description":"\u003cp\u003eDarkly funny and full of stubborn optimism, Quartet in Autumn is a classic. Showing Barbara Pym at her very best, it portrays the strange and wonderful quirks of everyday life. `Spectacular' - The Sunday Times`Quartet in Autumn is immeasurably her finest work of fiction' - Evening Standard`Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour' - The TimesIn 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem - loneliness. Lovingly and with delightful humour, Barbara Pym conducts us through their day-to-day existence: their preoccupations, their irritations, their judgements, and - perhaps most keenly felt - their worries about having somehow missed out on life as post-war Britain shifted around them. Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barbara Pym","offers":[{"title":"192 pages \/ 13\/06\/2024 \/ Modern \u0026 contemporary fiction (post c 1945)","offer_id":57208662655351,"sku":"9781035038923","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0682\/9454\/1624\/files\/9781035038923.jpg?v=1782126543","url":"https:\/\/gulpfictionbooks.com\/products\/9781035038923","provider":"Gulp Fiction","version":"1.0","type":"link"}