From the archive for #SpinsterSeptember, my thoughts on QUARTET IN AUTUMN, a poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time.
Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field! #BookSky 💙📚
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Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
First published in 1977, at the height of Pym’s well-documented renaissance, Quartet in Autumn is a quietly poignant novel of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time – how sometimes we can feel …