Excellent Women

Mildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who are often for granted. She is a godsend capable of dealing with most of the stocks situations or even the g... » 

Mildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who are often for granted. She is a godsend capable of dealing with most of the stocks situations or even the great moments of lifebirth marriage death the successful jumble sale the garden fte spoilt by bad weather. As such she often gets herself embroiled in other peoples livesespecially those of her glamorous new neighbours the Napiers whose marriage seems to be on the rocks. One cannot take sides in these matters though it is tricky especially as Mildred teetering on the edge of spinsterhood has a soft spot for dashing young Rockingham Napier. This is Barbara Pyms world at its funniest and most touching. «