Currently reading: Jane and Prudence, by Barbara Pym. I love Pym! And this year marks the centenary of her birth, June 2nd, so I plan to read through all of her books in celebration of this wonderful author.
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A Fondness For Reading 
I haven’t even heard of her! Isn’t that awful? LOL…I should try her out! Any clue as to where to start?
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Chris, I started with Excellent Women years ago, then read Quartet in Autumn (https://afondnessforreading.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/quartet-in-autumn/). They are quiet reads, focusing on people and interactions, with subtle humor and poignant insights. She’s been compared to Jane Austen, and I understand the connection in how she creates her characters. Here’s a quote by her that I like a lot and that I think describes her books pretty well: “The small things of life were often so much bigger than the great things . . . the trivial pleasure like cooking, one’s home, little poems especially sad ones, solitary walks, funny things seen and overheard.”
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