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The Sweet Dove Died

by Barbara Pym · 1978

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Barbara Pym turns her exquisitely sharp eye for comedy on an acutely portrayed nexus of relationships ...

Genre
literary fictionhistorical fictionhumor
Themes
women
Setting
1970senglandbritish
Audience
adult
Length
short · 168 pages

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