JANE and PRUDENCE by Barbara Pym

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Jane, a clergyman’s wife, and Prudence, a rather
foolishly romantic young working woman, were tutor and student at Oxford, but they have continued their friendship into the lean years following WWII.
Jane, a dreamy and usually dowdy woman, is entirely unsuitable as a vicar’s wife. Nonetheless, she hopes she can match the fashionable Pru with an appropriate
husband. Unfortunately, Prudence’s interest in her married employer is only too typical of her romantic disasters. While the plot is amusing, the development of the characters is the main focus. The book’s appeal lies in that characterization and in Pym’s sharp wit.