Synopsis
A witty comedy of manners reminiscent of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Barbara Pym's An Unsuitable Attachment is an elegant tale set in 1950s England.
'The day comes in the life of every single man living alone when he must give a dinner party.'
The arrival of the charming bachelor Rupert Stonebird sets the parish of St Basil, on the fringes of...
Details
13 October 2022288 pages
9781529091908Imprint: Pan
Reviews
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 artPhilip Larkin
I'm a huge fan of Barbara PymRichard Osman, Author of The Thursday Murder Club
[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
A splendid, humorous writerJohn Betjeman
