Barbara Pym\'s early novel takes us into 1950s England, as seen through the funny, engaging, yearning eyes of a restless housewife Wilmet Forsyth is bored.
As cozy as sharing a cup of tea with an old friend, A Glass of Blessings explores timeless themes of sex, marriage, religion, and friendship while exposing our flaws and foibles with wit, compassion, and a generous helping of love..
Driven by a fantasy of romance, the sheltered, na ve Englishwoman sets out to seduce Piers--only to discover that he isn\'t the man she thinks he is.
Rather than settling down, he lived in Portugal, then returned to England for a series of odd jobs.
Attractive and enigmatic, Piers Longridge is a mystery Wilmet is determined to solve.
But on her thirty-third birthday, Wilmet\'s conventional life takes a turn when she runs into the handsome brother of her close friend.
Bored with her husband, Rodney, a civil servant who dotes on her.
Bored with teatimes filled with local gossip.
Bored with the everyday routine of her life.
Barbara Pym\'s early novel takes us into 1950s England, as seen through the funny, engaging, yearning eyes of a restless housewife Wilmet Forsyth is bored
