Barbara Pym

Start here: Excellent Women (1952)

The lightly satiric focus is on loneliness bravely borne, the bearing-up being done by that excellent woman Mildred Lathbury, a 30-something spinster in the lingering post-WWII rationing of the early 1950s.

Common questions about Barbara Pym

What is Barbara Pym best known for?

Barbara Pym is best known for Excellent Women, published in 1952 with 28 ratings and a 4.2 average. It is the most-rated of Barbara Pym's books on SansFiction.

How many books has Barbara Pym written?

SansFiction lists 2 books by Barbara Pym, published between 1952 and 1977. The most popular are Excellent Women and Quartet In Autumn.

Which Barbara Pym book should I read first?

Excellent Women is the usual place to start: it is Barbara Pym's most-rated book here, with a 4.2 average.

What genres does Barbara Pym write?

Barbara Pym's books on SansFiction are tagged General.