Quartet in Autumn

‘Spectacular – The Sunday Times ‘ Quartet in Autumn is a classic novel by Barbara Pym, set in 1970s London, exploring loneliness and the post-war world. It is part of the Picador Collection and showcases Pym's sensitive artistry.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2024
Publisher: Pan Macmillan

‘Spectacular – The Sunday Times – Quartet in Autumn is immeasurably her finest work of fiction – Evening Standard – Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour – The Times – Deliciously, blackly funny and full of obstinate optimism, Quartet in Autumn is a classic. Part of the Picador Collection, it shows Barbara Pyms sensitive artistry at its most sparkling. Its world is both extraordinary and familiar, revealing the eccentricities of everyday life. In 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem – loneliness. 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.

Weight: 142g
Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781035038923