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Jul 03, 2015DanglingConversations rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed reading this book as it is a typical Pym social commentary on post WWII life in small town England. Jane has one foot in the feminist camp and one in the tradition of vicar's wife and sometimes matchmaker. Prudence has the benefit of being on the cusp of 60's free love but is still not completely comfortable with being unmarried for the rest of her life, although she has models of this independent, modern spinsterhood in her social circle. Male characters are weak, for the most part, but they are foils for the characters of Jane and Prudence and I don't see this as a failing in Pym's usual brilliant writing.