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A Glass of Blessings

A Novel

by Barbara Pym
Mary Sarah
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Barbara Pym's early novel takes us into 1950s England, as seen through the funny, engaging, yearning eyes of a restless housewife
Wilmet Forsyth is bored. Bored with the everyday routine of her life. Bored with teatimes filled with local gossip. Bored with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her. But on her thirty-third birthday, Wilmet's conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the handsome brother of her close friend. Attractive and enigmatic, Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Rather than settling down, he lived in Portugal, then returned to England for a series of odd jobs. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, naïve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers—only to discover that he isn't the man she thinks he is. As cozy as sharing a cup of tea with an old friend, A Glass of Blessings explores timeless themes of sex, marriage, religion, and friendship while exposing our flaws and foibles with wit, compassion, and a generous helping of love.

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  • Release date

    June 10, 2020

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705210994
      • File size: 240720 KB
      • Duration: 08:21:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Barbara Pym successfully recreates a bygone era, class and lifestyle which few can relate to--particularly Americans. She supplies readers with a kind of time travel back to the days when the Church of England, priests, gentry, Mass, good works and gossip were the chief pastimes of village life. Jameson does a great job reading, especially with the annoying snobbishness of the main character, Wilmet Forsyth. Jameson enhances the text by handling Pym's farce and satire beautifully. An apt selection for British collections and sophisticated listeners. S.G.B. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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