{"product_id":"quartet-in-autumn","title":"Quartet in Autumn","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spectacular' -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eQuartet in Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is immeasurably her finest work of fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour'\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDeliciously, blackly funny and full of obstinate optimism, \u003ci\u003eQuartet in Autumn\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic, showing Barbara Pym's sensitive artistry at its most sparkling. Its world is both extraordinary and familiar, revealing the eccentricities of everyday life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem - loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lovingly and with delightful humour, Barbara Pym conducts us through their day-to-day existence: their preoccupations, their irritations, their judgements, and - perhaps most keenly felt - their worries about having somehow missed out on life as post-war Britain shifted around them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eliterature.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Quartet in Autumn","offer_id":46302742970565,"sku":null,"price":36.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-0350-3892-3.jpg?v=1780452593","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/quartet-in-autumn","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}