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A Glass of Blessings
First edition
AuthorBarbara Pym
LanguageEnglish
PublisherJonathan Cape
Publication date
1958
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages255 pp

A Glass of Blessings is a novel by Barbara Pym, first published in 1958. It deals with the growing estrangement of a well-to-do married couple and the means by which harmony is restored.

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