203 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781480408067
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: 05 March 2013
Description
Barbara Pym affectionately skewers the charms, eccentricities, and secret yearnings of British middle-class life Jane Cleveland and Prudence Bates were close friends at Oxford University, but now live very different lives. Forty-one-year-old Jane ...
Community Reviews Summary of 310 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
lighthearted 53%
reflective 46%
emotional 15%
hopeful 15%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
No: 58% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Infidelity, Grief
203 pages • first pub 1953 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781480408067
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication date: 05 March 2013
Description
Barbara Pym affectionately skewers the charms, eccentricities, and secret yearnings of British middle-class life Jane Cleveland and Prudence Bates were close friends at Oxford University, but now live very different lives. Forty-one-year-old Jane ...
Community Reviews Summary of 310 reviews
Moods
funny 53%
lighthearted 53%
reflective 46%
emotional 15%
hopeful 15%
sad 7%
Pace
slow 40%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 70% | A mix: 20% | Plot: 10%Strong character development?
No: 58% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Death, Infidelity, Grief