An Unsuitable Attachment

Owing a debt to Jane Austenâs Pride and Prejudice, Barbara Pymâs An Unsuitable Attachment is an elegant and witty comedy of manners from an acclaimed author who Philip Larkin called âthe most underrated novelist of the centuryâ.

âI''m a huge fan of Barbara Pymâ â" Richard Osman, author of The Thursday Murder Club

âThe day comes in the life of every single man living alone when he must give a dinner party.â

The parish of St Basil, on the fringes of North Kensington, is all of a flutter due to the arrival of Rupert Stonebird, a most eligible bachelor, in the neighbourhood. The local matchmakers are sure he will make a suitable husband for the vicarâs wifeâs sister, Penny, or perhaps for local librarian Ianthe Broome?

But Ianthe is in danger of forming a most unsuitable attachment to her new library assistant, John, a man of questionable background with not a penny to his name . . .

âBarbara Pym is one of my most favourite novelists. Few other writers have given me more laughter and more pleasureâ â" Jilly Cooper, author of The Rutshire Chronicles