A Glass of Blessings

Released: June 10, 2020
Length: 8 hrs 21 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Tantor Media

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In Barbara Pym's early novel, A Glass of Blessings, readers are introduced to Wilmet Forsyth, a restless housewife in 1950s England who finds herself bored with her mundane life and conventional marriage. Her routine is disrupted on her 33rd birthday when she encounters the intriguing Piers Longridge, the brother of a close friend, sparking a desire for romance and adventure. As Wilmet embarks on a quest to seduce Piers, she begins to unravel the complexities of love and identity, all while navigating themes of sex, marriage, and friendship with humor and insight.

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A Glass of Blessings