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The adventures of Miss Barbara Pym : a biography / by Byrne, Paula,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Renowned biographer and author Paula Byrne brings Barbara Pym back to centre stage as one of the wittiest and greatest English novelists: a generous, shrewdly perceptive writer and a brave woman, who only in the last years of her life was suddenly recognized for her genius. Brimming with new extracts from Pym's diaries, letters and novels, this book is a joyous introduction to a woman who was herself the very best of company.
Subjects: Biographies.; Pym, Barbara.; Authors, English; Novelists, English; Women authors, English;
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Hardy Women : Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses. by Byrne, Paula.;
In 'Hardy Women', Paula Byrne re-examines Thomas Hardys life through the eyes of the women who made him - mother, sisters, girlfriends, wives, muses. It is the story of how the magnificent fictional women he invented would not have been possible without the hardship and hardiness of the real ones who shaped his passions and his imagination. A Top Book for 2024 in the UK: The Observer, Intendent, Sunday Times, and Bookseller.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures; HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; LITERARY CRITICISM / Women Authors; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies;
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