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St Basil’s is an undistinguished North London parish. Barbara Pym chronicles with wit and clarity the innumerable small absurdities in the life of its vicar, the Rev Mark Ainger, his wife Sophia and their cat Faustina. Iolanthe Broome from the local library forms the 'unsuitable attachment' to John - 'whose shoes seem a little too pointed' - but these complications are a mere counterpoint to the events at St Basil's vicarage.You May Also Be Interested In...
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