Excellent Women Summary
Barbara Pym

Excellent Women Summary

"Excellent Women" by Barbara Pym is the story of Mildred Lathbury, an unmarried woman just over the age of 30. Mildred is an average woman with mousy brown hair who puts little thought into her appearance or outward image. Mildred lives in a flat in London and has a career as a social worker at the Society for Aged Gentlewomen. Mildred's needs are few so she only works in the mornings at...

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