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A Far Cry From Kensington Muriel Spark

A Far Cry From Kensington By Muriel Spark

A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark


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Summary

A Far Cry from Kensington, Muriel Spark's eighteenth novel, was first published in 1988.

A Far Cry From Kensington Summary

A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark

After young publishing assistant and war widow Mrs Hawkins crosses swords with writer Hector Bartlett the repercussions are swift. Set in postwar
literary London, A Far Cry from Kensington is a mischievous and stylish tale of the cost of telling the truth.

This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All are being published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.

A Far Cry From Kensington Reviews

As I entered my teens, I developed a taste for more arch, snappy writing and discovered the joys of Muriel Spark. Wisdom and wit - ideal for an impressionable youth finding his way in the world'. -

-- Julian Clary * Daily Mail *

About Muriel Spark

Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918. A poet, essayist, biographer and novelist, she won much international praise, including being twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Times placed her eighth in its list of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945. She died in Tuscany in 2006.

William Boyd was educated at Glasgow University and Jesus College, Oxford. His novels include A Good Man in Africa (1981), Any Human Heart (2002), Restless (2006), Ordinary Thunderstorms (2009) and Waiting for Sunrise (2012). He has worked extensively as a film and television screenwriter, often adapting his own work.

Additional information

GOR008920392
9781846974427
1846974429
A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Birlinn General
20171214
192
N/A
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