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Far Cry from Kensington
Muriel Spark
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Description for Far Cry from Kensington
Paperback. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 150 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666.
Rich and slim, the celebrated author Nancy Hawkins takes us in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London, where she spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (“of very good books”) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. Everywhere Mrs. Hawkins finds evil: with aplomb, however, she confidently sets about putting things to order, to terrible effect.
Rich and slim, the celebrated author Nancy Hawkins takes us in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London, where she spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (“of very good books”) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. Everywhere Mrs. Hawkins finds evil: with aplomb, however, she confidently sets about putting things to order, to terrible effect.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780811223027
SKU
V9780811223027
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver’s Seat, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.
Reviews for Far Cry from Kensington
" This slip of a novel includes, among other things, anonymous threats, a fraudulent book publisher, the pseudoscience of radionics, the metaphysics of evil, a love story and an endorsement of cats. But Spark’s sly wit is what shimmers throughout. "
Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times " The divine Spark is shining at her brightest—pure delight. "
Colm Tóibín " Mercurially ... Read more
Jennifer Szalai - The New York Times " The divine Spark is shining at her brightest—pure delight. "
Colm Tóibín " Mercurially ... Read more