Some Tame Gazelle by Barbara Pym
A charming and funny tale of parish life by an author whose many fans include Philip Larkin, Alexander McCall Smith and Jilly Cooper.-
Rebecca
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Jamaica Inn
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My Cousin Rachel
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Frenchman's Creek
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Excellent Women
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Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont
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The House on the Strand
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84 Charing Cross Road
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Girl, Interrupted
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Carrie's War
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The Yellow Wallpaper
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The Scapegoat
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Heartburn
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Jane And Prudence
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Castle Dor
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A Woman In Berlin
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The Birds And Other Stories
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The Thorn Birds
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Good Behaviour
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The Transit of Venus
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The Group
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Loitering With Intent
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A Far Cry From Kensington
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South Riding
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The Enchanted April
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The Secret Diaries Of Miss Anne Lister: Vol. 1
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West With The Night
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A Glass Of Blessings
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Our Spoons Came From Woolworths
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The Loving Spirit
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Crampton Hodnet
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The Glass-Blowers
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No Fond Return Of Love
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Less Than Angels
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Angel
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Union Street
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The Vet's Daughter
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A View of the Harbour
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Testament Of Youth
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The Yellow Wallpaper And Selected Writings
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Precious Bane
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The Women's Room
Some Tame Gazelle is my personal favourite for its sparkling high comedy and its treasury of characters. . [Pym] makes me smile, laugh out loud, consider my own foibles and fantasies, and, above all, suffer real regret when I reach the final page. Of how many authors can you honestly say that? -- Mavis Cheek
I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym -- Richard Osman
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life -- Anne Tyler
I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen -- Philip Larkin
A splendid humorous writer -- John Betjeman
SOME TAME GAZELLE is my personal favourite for its sparkling high comedy and its treasury of characters ... She makes me smile, laugh out loud, consider my own foibles and fantasies, and, above all, suffer real regret when I reach the final page. Of how many authors can you honestly say that? * Mavis Cheek *
I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym -- Richard Osman
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life -- Anne Tyler
I'd sooner read a new Barbara Pym than a new Jane Austen -- Philip Larkin
A splendid humorous writer -- John Betjeman
SOME TAME GAZELLE is my personal favourite for its sparkling high comedy and its treasury of characters ... She makes me smile, laugh out loud, consider my own foibles and fantasies, and, above all, suffer real regret when I reach the final page. Of how many authors can you honestly say that? * Mavis Cheek *
Barbara Pym (1913-80) was born in Shropshire and educated at St Hilda's College, Oxford. When in 1977 the TLS asked critics to name the most underrated authors of the past 75 years, only one was named twice (by Philip Larkin and Lord David Cecil): Barbara Pym.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844085798 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844085791 |
| Title | Some Tame Gazelle |
| Author | Barbara Pym |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2009-08-06 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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