Excellent Women

Kathy Miller
Nov 8, 2024
1 min read

Barbara Pym, 1952

Date read: 11/8/24

The cover says this is a "20th century Jane Austen" and shockingly, I agree! This is very much in her style and manner and thus, I loved it. I do wish it was longer, as I have said about so many novels.

Great story well told, that's all we can ask for.

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