Quartet in Autumn

<p><b>&lsquo;Spectacular&rsquo; &ndash; </b> <i>The Sunday Times</i><br><b>&lsquo;<i>Quartet in Autumn </i>is immeasurably her finest work of fiction&rsquo; </b>&ndash; <i>Evening Standard</i><br><b>&lsquo;Barbara Pym has a sharp eye for the exact nuances of social behaviour&rsquo; </b>&ndash; <i>The Times</i><br><br><b>Deliciously, blackly funny and full of obstinate optimism, <i>Quartet in Autumn</i> is a classic. Part of the Picador Collection, it shows Barbara Pym&rsquo;s sensitive artistry at its most sparkling. Its world is both extraordinary and familiar, revealing the eccentricities of everyday life. </b><br><br>In 1970s London, Edwin, Norman, Letty and Marcia work in the same office and suffer the same problem &ndash; loneliness.<br><br>Lovingly and with delightful humour, B