Barbara Pym: Quartet In Autumn [2015] paperback PRART 'A beacon of pleasure' Kate

'A beacon of pleasure' Kate Atkinson

and will intrigue both children and adults

the book uses historical material on design to expose the archaeology of defuturing

the huge range of works reflects the beauty and variety of animals themselves - including butterflies

unexpected friendship

Barbara Pym: Quartet In Autumn [2015] paperback PRART 'A beacon of pleasure' KateWith an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series. One did not drink sherry before the evening, just as one did not read a novel in the morning. In 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