by Barbara Pym
Takes place in 1970s England and features four 60-something office workers on the verge of retirement.
My main takeaway is how much aging has changed since the 1970s. These people are presumably in their 60s, and they seem OLD. They act and think like my mother-in-law, who is 85.
For much the book I honestly struggled to keep track of who was who, because the two men spoke so much in the same voice, as did the two women.
I felt very glad that things ended on a hopeful note for at least two of the characters. Go out and LIVE, people!
Tytania 