{"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\u003eis 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.  Part of the Picador Collection, it shows 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\u003eIn 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem – loneliness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovingly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57397549269374,"sku":"NW9781035038923","price":11.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781035038923.jpg?v=1780070723","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/quartet-in-autumn","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}