Reviews
Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip
A modern Jane Austen
A splendid humorous writer
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life
There is a thrill of humanity through all her work
I am a huge fan of Barbara Pym
My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy
