Relationships at the margins …

… A Nice Hobby, Like Knitting - The Los Angeles Review of Books. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

Pym is most often compared to Jane Austen, whom she admired and studied for technique. Like Austen, she excels at behind-the-scenes hints and maneuverings and loosely concealed, burgeoning love stories; for the reader, her endings can feel both surprising and destined.