No Fond Return of Love: A Novel (Virago Modern Classics #271)

By: Barbara Pym

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Synopsis: Three lonely people come together in this poignant, witty novel of star-crossed romance from the New York Times–bestselling author of Jane and Prudence. After being jilted by her fiancé, Dulcie Mainwaring despairs of ever finding true love. For a distraction, she goes to a publishing conference, where she meets Viola Dace, a dramatic woman who refuses to live without romance, as well as Aylwin Forbes, an editor whom Viola adores. The fact that Aylwin is married doesn&’t stop Viola. When her amorous pursuit prompts Aylwin&’s wife to leave him, the academic heartthrob is wide open to Viola&’s romantic attentions. That is, until Dulcie&’s eighteen-year-old niece moves in with Viola, and the young girl soon catches Aylwin&’s roving eye. Set in London in the early 1960s, No Fond Return of Love is a delightful comedy of manners that comes full circle as Dulcie discovers a love as unexpected as it is liberating.