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It was odd that Harriet should always have been so fond of curates. They were so immature and always made the same kind of conversation. Now the Archdeacon was altogether different...'Together yet alone, the Misses Bede occupy the central crossroads of parish life. Harriet, plump, elegant and jolly, likes nothing better than to make a fuss of new curates, secure in the knowledge that elderly Italian Count Ricardo Bianco will propose to her yet again this year.

Belinda, meanwhile has harboured sober feelings of devotion towards Archdeacon Hochleve for thirty years. Then into their quiet, comfortable lives comes a famous librarian, Nathaniel Mold, and a bishop from Africa, Theodore Grote - who each take to calling on the sisters for rather more unsettling reasons.

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Where does Some Tame Gazelle rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I love barbara pym and am downloading all her books. I have read them all many times
but having the audio books saves the weird glasses indentation on my nose every morning!!!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Some Tame Gazelle?

Oh, I love the village fete and the marrow angst.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

all of them equally.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I laugh out loud and snigger into my night time camomile.

Any additional comments?

I am a complete convert to audio books...hooray for them, my life is enhanced no end...

A charming reassuring tale of normality.

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Great rendition of this wonderful book- beautifully observed, magnificently understated. They don’t write ‘em like this anymore. Lovely reading by Patience Tomlinson

Brilliant

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Such an easy “read” as always. Beautifully written. Nice and pleasant narration. Barbara Pym never disappoints.

Excellent

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Barbara Pym is a sly, latterday Jane Austen, puncturing pomposity with understated wit and compassion.

witty period piece

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Interesting insight into the background of her characters. Antonia Beamish has a pleasing voice but stumbles occasionally which is unprofessional, as she could have re-recorded those blips, in addition to one or two howlers of mis-pronunciation. OUDS (Oxford University Dramatic Society) should rhyme with “crowds” but it was read out a OODS to rhyme moods. Ouch! Also, St Edmund Hall (which should have no ‘s’) was read aloud as St Edmund’s Hall. How can a narrator blithely undertake to read and make public a performance so carelessly? In spite of this I enjoyed listening to the book.

Th inside story

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