An Academic Question

INTRODUCED 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

In 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.

'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' ANNE TYLER

'Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy salt wit in a saline drip' NEW YORK TIMES