INTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER In a provincial university town, Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind, esteemed anthropologist in a nursing home, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A ...
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INTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN 'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER In a provincial university town, Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind, esteemed anthropologist in a nursing home, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory. 'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' ANNE TYLER 'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMES
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Add this copy of An Academic Question to cart. $18.24, good condition, Sold by Greener Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from London, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1986 by Macmillan.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0333418433.
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G+ in VG- jacket. G+/VG-. 8vo. original burgundy boards (ex-library with FFE excised, occ. RSMs to outer leaves, paperstock toning, a little rubbed) in dustwrapper priced £9.95 net (a little rubbed & marked, spine label, protective plastic covering taped to boards); pp. [viii (last blank)], 182. A good reading copy.
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VG+ in VG+ jacket. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original burgundy boards (some toning, occ. spots, else clean & crisp) in dustwrapper priced £9.95 net (a little rubbed & sunned); pp. [viii (last blank)], 182. A very good copy.
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Add this copy of An Academic Question-a Novel to cart. $46.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1986 by Macmillan South Africa Publishers Ltd.
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Good in Good jacket. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, slightly marked, chipped, small tears and edge worn. Now protected in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
If you're a fan of Barbara Pym, you may not know this one, her last, and slightly different from her usual style in that it's told in the first-person. She almost didn't publish it but others urged her to. It's not one of her best, but worth reading. There's a bit more harshness here, perhaps reflecting her not enjoying the success she clearly deserved in her lifetime. Now she has a world of devoted fans.