{"product_id":"a-glass-of-blessings-9781480408043","title":"A Glass of Blessings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBarbara Pym's early novel takes us into 1950s England, where life revolved around the village green and the local church--as seen through the funny, engaging, yearning eyes of a restless housewife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilmet Forsyth is bored. Bored with the everyday routine of her provincial village life. Bored with teatimes filled with local gossip. Bored with her husband, Rodney, a military man who dotes on her. But on her thirty-third birthday, Wilmet's conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the handsome brother of her close friend. Attractive and enigmatic, Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve. Rather than settling down, he lived in Portugal, then returned to England for a series of odd jobs. Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, naïve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers--only to discover that he isn't the man she thinks he is. As cozy as sharing a cup of tea with an old friend, \u003ci\u003eA Glass of Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e explores timeless themes of sex, marriage, religion, and friendship while exposing our flaws and foibles with wit, compassion, and a generous helping of love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Pym (1913-1980) was a bestselling and award-winning English novelist. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eSome Tame Gazelle \u003c\/i\u003e(1950), launched her career as a writer beloved for her social comedies of class and manners. Pym is the only author to be named twice in a \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLiterary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e list of \"the most underrated novelists of the century.\" She produced thirteen novels, the last three published posthumously. Her 1977 novel \u003ci\u003eQuartet in Autumn \u003c\/i\u003ewas shortlisted for the Booker Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726598934802,"sku":"9781480408043","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_19e9f17a-3659-4ef1-a69d-a5fab9ed5e92.jpg?v=1734876273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-glass-of-blessings-9781480408043","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}