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Some Tame Gazelle
Some Tame Gazelle
Author: Barbara Pym
Barbara Pym is a master at capturing the subtle mayhem that takes place in the apparent quiet of the English countryside. Fifty-something sisters Harriet and Belinda Bede live a comfortable, settled existence. Belinda, the quieter of the pair, has for years been secretly in love with the town's pompous (and married) archdeacon, whose odd sermons...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780452269194
ISBN-10: 0452269199
Publication Date: 12/1/1992
Pages: 252
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 1
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Not too interesting - will still continue reading - but this is sure a book you can put down.
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At first I thought this book a little dusty and stale, the story is of two middle-aged spinsters in a small English village where all entertaining and amusement seems based in and around the church. But Barbara Pym's writing is hilarious, and I devoured this in 24 hours. There were marriage proposals, fashion, international travel, and droll and witty turns of phrase. I totally identified with Belinda the elder sister, a character who is more inside her head than even I could ever be.


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