An Academic Question
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An Academic Question
Narrated by:
Jilly Bond
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Narrated by:
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Jilly Bond
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Written by:
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Barbara Pym
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Kate Saunders - introduction
About this listen
'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN
'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER
'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMES
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.©1986 The Estate Of Barbara Pym
Critic Reviews
Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip
My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy (Jilly Cooper)
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life (ANNE TYLER)
I am a huge fan of Barbara Pym (RICHARD OSMAN)
A splendid humorous writer (John Betjeman)
A modern Jane Austen (Alexander McCall Smith)
There is a thrill of humanity through all her work (Shirley Hazzard)
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