num_pages: 186
description: This is the story of four people in late middle-age - Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia - whose chief point of contact is that they work in the same office and they suffer the same problem - loneliness. Lovingly, poignantly, satirically and with much humor, Pym conducts us through their small lives and the facade they erect to defend themselves against the outside world. There is nevertheless an obstinate optimism in her characters, allowing them in their different ways to win through to a kind of hope. Barbara Pym’s sensitive wit and artistry are at their most sparkling in Quartet in Autumn.
language: English
title: Quartet in Autumn
titlecomplete: Quartet in Autumn
characters: Norman, Marcia Ivory, Letty Crowe, Edwin Braithwaite
genres: Classics, British Literature, Modern Classics, Female Authors, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 4871
places: London, England
awards: awardedAt: 220953600000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Pan Macmillan