{"product_id":"9780349016320","title":"An Academic Question","description":"Author(s): Pym, Barbara, Saunders, Kate, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 02\/06\/2022, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 224 pages, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: Virago Modern Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Virago Press Ltd, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: Little, Brown Book Group, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 127 x 197 x 22mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 182g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349016320\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMESIn a provincial university town, Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind, esteemed anthropologist in a nursing home, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43009142456557,"sku":"9780349016320","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9780349016320_c37840f0-ccd4-4fdd-93d4-fe7d22aca1d4.jpg?v=1740666021","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9780349016320","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}