{"product_id":"excellent-women-folio-society-1432","title":"Excellent Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eExcellent Women by Barbara Pym. Introduced by A.N.Wilson. 7 colour illustrations by Debra McFarlane. Mid-brown endpapers. Bound in pale pink cloth blocked on all sides with an orange, brown and gilt picture. Dark brown slipcase. 206pp. 26x15.7cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMildred Lathbury is one of those 'excellent women' who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, 'capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life - birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble sales, the garden fete spoilt by bad weather'. As such, she often gets herself embroiled in other people's lives - especially those of her glamorous new neighbours, the Napiers, whose marriage seems to be on the rocks. One cannot take sides in these matters, though it is tricky, especially as Mildred, teetering on the edge of spinsterhood, has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier.  This is Barbara Pym's world at its funniest and most touching.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216538943827,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421202530643,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/1432.jpg?v=1792532025","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/excellent-women-folio-society-1432","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}