{"product_id":"quartet-in-autumn","title":"Quartet in Autumn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarkly funny and full of stubborn optimism, \u003ci\u003eQuartet in Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic. Showing Barbara Pym at her very best, it portrays the strange and wonderful quirks of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Spectacular' - \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eQuartet in Autumn \u003c\/i\u003eis immeasurably her finest work of fiction' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem - loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovingly 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eliterature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 192 pages | Published June 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63986361106781,"sku":"9781035038923","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/quartet-in-autumn","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}