New on the blog today, my thoughts on A FEW GREEN LEAVES by Barbara Pym.
A charming, beautifully observed novel, laced with Pym's trademark gentle humour & quiet insights into the social dynamics of village life. A delightful read for #SpinsterSeptember! 💙📚
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A charming, beautifully observed novel, laced with Pym's trademark gentle humour & quiet insights into the social dynamics of village life. A delightful read for #SpinsterSeptember! 💙📚
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A Few Green Leaves by Barbara Pym
I love Barbara Pym, an underappreciated writer whose gentle comedies of manners and unrequited love among the genteel middle classes are charming and quietly poignant. She creates an idiosyncratic …
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September 13, 2026 at 8:19 AM
July 7, 2026 at 7:40 PM
@heavenalibooks.bsky.social @kaggsy59.bsky.social @pear-jelly.bsky.social @maxcairnduff.bsky.social Just in case you haven’t seen this programme…it’s all kinds of wonderful! #BarbaraPym #BookSky 💙📚
MISS PYM’s DAY OUT, on the iPlayer for the next 26 days, is delightful!
A drama doc about Barbara Pym’s trip to London for the Booker Prize ceremony - featuring Patricia Routledge as Pym, various Excellent Women and cameos from Jilly Cooper & Penelope Lively! #BookSky
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A drama doc about Barbara Pym’s trip to London for the Booker Prize ceremony - featuring Patricia Routledge as Pym, various Excellent Women and cameos from Jilly Cooper & Penelope Lively! #BookSky
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Miss Pym's Day Out: Bookmark
Dramatised documentary about the writer Barbara Pym, depicting one day in her life - 23 November 1977 - when she travelled to London to attend the Booker Prize ceremony.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:19 AM
@heavenalibooks.bsky.social @kaggsy59.bsky.social @pear-jelly.bsky.social @maxcairnduff.bsky.social Just in case you haven’t seen this programme…it’s all kinds of wonderful! #BarbaraPym #BookSky 💙📚
Feeling post-viral and a bit fed up (piss off, February) so having a weekend treat. #BarbaraPym #ComfortRead
February 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Feeling post-viral and a bit fed up (piss off, February) so having a weekend treat. #BarbaraPym #ComfortRead
For #BarbaraPym fans. This upcoming adaptation of #QuartetInAutumn is adapted by Samantha Harvey
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Quartet in Autumn - Arcola Theatre
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April 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
For #BarbaraPym fans. This upcoming adaptation of #QuartetInAutumn is adapted by Samantha Harvey
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#BookSky
May 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
July 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
#BarbaraPym The Sweet Dove Died (1978) Kinda wished I'd read one of her earlier books first....
New month, next up for #NYRBWomen26 & #SundaySarton…
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July 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
#BarbaraPym The Sweet Dove Died (1978) Kinda wished I'd read one of her earlier books first....
#SomeTameGazelle
#BarbaraPym
When we grow older we lack the fine courage of youth, and even an ordinary task like making a pullover for somebody we love or used to love seems too dangerous to be undertaken.
#booksky
#TheWriteWomen
#BarbaraPym
When we grow older we lack the fine courage of youth, and even an ordinary task like making a pullover for somebody we love or used to love seems too dangerous to be undertaken.
#booksky
#TheWriteWomen
March 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#SomeTameGazelle
#BarbaraPym
When we grow older we lack the fine courage of youth, and even an ordinary task like making a pullover for somebody we love or used to love seems too dangerous to be undertaken.
#booksky
#TheWriteWomen
#BarbaraPym
When we grow older we lack the fine courage of youth, and even an ordinary task like making a pullover for somebody we love or used to love seems too dangerous to be undertaken.
#booksky
#TheWriteWomen
From the archive for Barbara Pym, whose birthday it is tomorrow, my thoughts on QUARTET IN AUTUMN, a poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time.
Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field! #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field! #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
First published in 1977, at the height of Pym’s well-documented renaissance, Quartet in Autumn is a quietly poignant novel of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time – how sometimes we can feel …
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June 1, 2026 at 10:30 AM
From the archive for Barbara Pym, whose birthday it is tomorrow, my thoughts on QUARTET IN AUTUMN, a poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time.
Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field! #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field! #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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#NYRBWomen26 #BarbaraPym
The Sweet Dove Died
"Naturally the thought of death came into one’s mind occasionally but one tried to be sensible about it, not getting into a panic, not pushing it away."
The Sweet Dove Died
"Naturally the thought of death came into one’s mind occasionally but one tried to be sensible about it, not getting into a panic, not pushing it away."
July 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#NYRBWomen26 #BarbaraPym
The Sweet Dove Died
"Naturally the thought of death came into one’s mind occasionally but one tried to be sensible about it, not getting into a panic, not pushing it away."
The Sweet Dove Died
"Naturally the thought of death came into one’s mind occasionally but one tried to be sensible about it, not getting into a panic, not pushing it away."
“Yes, life has to go on, and I suppose a cup of tea does make it seem to be doing that more than anything.”
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
October 28, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Yes, life has to go on, and I suppose a cup of tea does make it seem to be doing that more than anything.”
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
November 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM
From the archive for Barbara Pym, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, my thoughts on QUARTET IN AUTUMN.
A poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time. Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field. #BOTD #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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A poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time. Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field. #BOTD #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym
First published in 1977, at the height of Pym’s well-documented renaissance, Quartet in Autumn is a quietly poignant novel of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time – how sometimes we can feel …
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June 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM
From the archive for Barbara Pym, #BornOnThisDay in 1913, my thoughts on QUARTET IN AUTUMN.
A poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time. Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field. #BOTD #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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A poignant, bittersweet portrayal of loneliness, ageing and the passing of time. Probably Pym’s masterpiece in a very strong field. #BOTD #BookSky 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
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Today is the birthday of mid-20th-century English novelist #BarbaraPym, whose work has been compared favorably to Jane Austen. Her personal library, initially recorded by her sister, has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Libraries project.
June 2, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Today is the birthday of mid-20th-century English novelist #BarbaraPym, whose work has been compared favorably to Jane Austen. Her personal library, initially recorded by her sister, has been cataloged on LibraryThing as part of our Legacy Libraries project.
In the more flattering light of the converted oil lamps she seemed younger than in the daylight, or if not exactly young, then of no particular age.
17 C3 The Sweet Dove Died #BarbaraPym
Been waiting to read this with #NYRBWomen26 ! (Bought this lovely former Wallington Library book awhile ago.)
17 C3 The Sweet Dove Died #BarbaraPym
Been waiting to read this with #NYRBWomen26 ! (Bought this lovely former Wallington Library book awhile ago.)
July 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
In the more flattering light of the converted oil lamps she seemed younger than in the daylight, or if not exactly young, then of no particular age.
17 C3 The Sweet Dove Died #BarbaraPym
Been waiting to read this with #NYRBWomen26 ! (Bought this lovely former Wallington Library book awhile ago.)
17 C3 The Sweet Dove Died #BarbaraPym
Been waiting to read this with #NYRBWomen26 ! (Bought this lovely former Wallington Library book awhile ago.)
Dear #BarbaraPym, wherever you are, pray for all of us, sad spinsters aka #ExcellentWomen 🤣🙌
#BookSky #8M #MustRead #Feminism #Reads #BooksWorthReading #FemaleWriters #YoLeoAutoras
#BookSky #8M #MustRead #Feminism #Reads #BooksWorthReading #FemaleWriters #YoLeoAutoras
March 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Dear #BarbaraPym, wherever you are, pray for all of us, sad spinsters aka #ExcellentWomen 🤣🙌
#BookSky #8M #MustRead #Feminism #Reads #BooksWorthReading #FemaleWriters #YoLeoAutoras
#BookSky #8M #MustRead #Feminism #Reads #BooksWorthReading #FemaleWriters #YoLeoAutoras
A good friend, who knows me very well, has just sent me a link to this article about an adaptation of EXCELLENT WOMEN.
Great to see this level of interest in Barbara Pym, but I shall be very cross if they muck it up! #BookSky #BarbaraPym 💙📚
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Great to see this level of interest in Barbara Pym, but I shall be very cross if they muck it up! #BookSky #BarbaraPym 💙📚
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The latest news and gossip from the world of TV
This week: new adaptations of Barbara Pym’s novels are on the way, Amazon handed a hit to its biggest rival, Steve Coogan comes to Netflix, and more TV news
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March 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A good friend, who knows me very well, has just sent me a link to this article about an adaptation of EXCELLENT WOMEN.
Great to see this level of interest in Barbara Pym, but I shall be very cross if they muck it up! #BookSky #BarbaraPym 💙📚
www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Great to see this level of interest in Barbara Pym, but I shall be very cross if they muck it up! #BookSky #BarbaraPym 💙📚
www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...
Yesterday was the birthday of mid-20th-century English novelist Barbara Pym, whose work was championed by fellow writers such as the poet Philip Larkin, who compared her favorably to Jane Austen. 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
June 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yesterday was the birthday of mid-20th-century English novelist Barbara Pym, whose work was championed by fellow writers such as the poet Philip Larkin, who compared her favorably to Jane Austen. 💙📚 #BarbaraPym
Heredera del delicioso humor, fina ironía e impecable bisturí psicólogico y social de Jane Austen o Edith Warthon, #BarbaraPym, entre muchas tazas de té, disecciona demoledoramente la posición de la #mujer single en la British society post WW2 en la brutal #MujeresExcelentes ☕️
#BookSky #8M2025 #8M
#BookSky #8M2025 #8M
March 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Heredera del delicioso humor, fina ironía e impecable bisturí psicólogico y social de Jane Austen o Edith Warthon, #BarbaraPym, entre muchas tazas de té, disecciona demoledoramente la posición de la #mujer single en la British society post WW2 en la brutal #MujeresExcelentes ☕️
#BookSky #8M2025 #8M
#BookSky #8M2025 #8M
@thebookerprizes.com ’s Monthly Spotlight for May: Quartet in Autumn 📚💙 #books #discussions #booklvers #adaptations #novels #authors #BarbaraPym #SamanthaHarvey
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Our Monthly Spotlight for May: Quartet in Autumn
We explore Barbara Pym’s 1977 novel this month, including a fascinating article from Booker Prize winner Samantha Harvey, whose stage adaptation of Quartet in Autumn opens later this month
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May 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
@thebookerprizes.com ’s Monthly Spotlight for May: Quartet in Autumn 📚💙 #books #discussions #booklvers #adaptations #novels #authors #BarbaraPym #SamanthaHarvey
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“My thoughts went round and round and it occurred to me that if I ever wrote a novel it would be of the 'stream of consciousness' type and deal with an hour in the life of a woman at the sink.” (Excellent Women)
✒️ #BarbaraPym, English author, was #BOTD 2 June 1913. #Literature
✒️ #BarbaraPym, English author, was #BOTD 2 June 1913. #Literature
June 2, 2026 at 3:15 AM
“My thoughts went round and round and it occurred to me that if I ever wrote a novel it would be of the 'stream of consciousness' type and deal with an hour in the life of a woman at the sink.” (Excellent Women)
✒️ #BarbaraPym, English author, was #BOTD 2 June 1913. #Literature
✒️ #BarbaraPym, English author, was #BOTD 2 June 1913. #Literature
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
My thoughts on the exquisite Quartet in Autumn by #BarbaraPym #BookReview #booksky
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Quartet In Autumn
A review of Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym – 260413 I am slowly working my way through the canon of Barbara Pym and this gem of a book, originally published in 1977, is poignant, moving, funny in…
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June 4, 2026 at 7:35 AM
My thoughts on the exquisite Quartet in Autumn by #BarbaraPym #BookReview #booksky
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‘What a pity we can't make a cup of Ovaltine, was her last conscious thought. Life's problems are often eased by hot milky drinks.’
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
‘What a pity we can't make a cup of Ovaltine, was her last conscious thought. Life's problems are often eased by hot milky drinks.’
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky
-Barbara Pym
#barbarapym #booksky