A Glass of Blessings
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A Glass of Blessings is a novel by Barbara Pym, first published in 1958. The title is taken from a poem by George Herbert.
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The central character, Wilmet Forsyth, is a married woman with a comfortable lifestyle and no need to go out to work. She fancies herself in love with Piers Longridge, the brother of a close friend, and imagines he is her secret admirer (the admirer is in fact her friend's husband). Wilmet fails to realise that Piers is gay until she becomes aware of his relationship with Keith, a young man she regards as rather common.
