by NRB | 7 Apr 2015 | Fiction |
The revival of interest in Pym’s delightful comedies of manners is well-deserved. ‘Of course it’s all right for librarians to smell of drink.’ – Barbara Pym, Less Than Angels I came to Barbara Pym late, through reading many comparisons to EF Benson and Jane...
by NRB | 11 Sep 2014 | Fiction |
This funny and satirical story will entertain those readers who take an interest in the politics of literary awards. Malcolm Craig, an MP who has time on his hands due to political misfortune, accepts the invitation to chair the judging of a literary award, on the...
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