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Barbara Pym - The Underrated Novelist
Barbara Pym was an English writer who was born in Oswestry, Shropshire.

She received her education at Queen's Park School, a private girls' school, and later attended Huyton College near Liverpool from the age of twelve. During her time at school, she led the literary society. Pym furthered her studies in English at St.

Hilda's College.

Service in the Women's Royal Naval Service
During World War II, Pym served in the Women's Royal Naval Service.

The Struggle for Recognition
In her literary career, Barbara Pym faced a significant hiatus from 1963 to 1977 when she struggled to find a publisher for her new books, written in a humorous genre, despite her previous popularity and success.

A turning point for Pym came when an article in the Literary Supplement of The Times referred to her as the most underrated novelist of the century, as stated by two well