No Fond Return of Love, Barbara Pym
No Fond Return of Love, Barbara Pym
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No Fond Return of Love
A Novel

Author: Barbara Pym

Narrator: Mary Sarah

Unabridged: 8 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/16/2020


Synopsis

Three lonely people come together in this poignant, witty novel of star-crossed romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Jane and Prudence.

After being jilted by her fiancé, Dulcie Mainwaring despairs of ever finding true love. For a distraction, she goes to a publishing conference, where she meets Viola Dace, a dramatic woman who refuses to live without romance, as well as Aylwin Forbes, an editor whom Viola adores. The fact that Aylwin is married doesn't stop Viola. When her amorous pursuit prompts Aylwin's wife to leave him, the academic heartthrob is wide open to Viola's romantic attentions. That is, until Dulcie's eighteen-year-old niece moves in with Viola, and the young girl soon catches Aylwin's roving eye.

Set in London in the early 1960s, No Fond Return of Love is a delightful comedy of manners that comes full circle as Dulcie discovers a love as unexpected as it is liberating.

About Barbara Pym

Barbara Pym (1913-1980) was a bestselling and award-winning English novelist. Her first book, Some Tame Gazelle, launched her career as a writer beloved for her social comedies of class and manners. Pym is the only author to be named twice in a Times Literary Supplement list of "the most underrated novelists of the century." She produced thirteen novels, the last three published posthumously. Her 1977 novel Quartet in Autumn was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Magrat

Uno de esos raros libros que te hacen feliz mientras los lees, a los que solo les pides que no se terminen.. Me ha gustado más que 'Mujeres excelentes', no sé si es que he conectado más con los personajes, con la autora o simplemente ha sido el momento perfecto para leerlo pero he adorado a Dulcie,......more

Goodreads review by Maria

Exactamente no sé cómo empezar esta reseña. En este momento estoy tan sin palabras que, quizá, sólo puedo resumir en una frase lo que me ha parecido: una historia bonita en la que no pasa nada destacado.......more

Goodreads review by Carol

Esta es la primera lectura que acabo dentro de la iniciativa #LeoAutorasOct de 2017 y no podría haber empezado mejor. Mucho y muy bien había oído hablar sobre Barbara Pym, así que partí con grandes expectativas y esta vez no me han traicionado: el libro me ha encantado. No es perfecto, posee concept......more

Goodreads review by Ali

“There are various ways of mending a broken heart, but perhaps going to a learned conference is one of the more unusual.” How could a novel with such an opening sentence not be anything but wonderful? I already had an idea that No Fond Return of Love, (along with Jane and Prudence) – was my favourite......more