{"product_id":"9780349016320","title":"An Academic Question","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Pym, Barbara, Saunders, Kate \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 02\/06\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780349016320,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCED BY KATE SAUNDERS'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' RICHARD OSMAN'My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy' JILLY COOPER'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMESIn a provincial university town, Caro Grimstone, a dissatisfied faculty wife, becomes the unwilling accomplice to her husband Alan's ambitions. When she volunteers to read to a blind, esteemed anthropologist in a nursing home, Alan seizes the opportunity to steal his papers - research that could both advance his reputation while refuting the findings of a respected colleague. A delightful comedy of manners with a touch of mystery, An Academic Question is prime Barbara Pym territory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40481226063916,"sku":"9780349016320","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780349016320.jpg?v=1759662924","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780349016320","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}