A Far Cry from Kensington
Autor Muriel Sparken Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mai 2014
I can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel.
When publishing assistant and war widow Nancy Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he 'urinates frightful prose', the repercussions are swift. Losing not one, but two, much-sought-after literary jobs, Mrs Hawkins finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies and blackmail. Years later, and a far cry from Kensington, she looks back with a sharp and mischievous eye at the cost of telling the truth.
Introduced by Ali Smith.
'Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous' Ali Smith
'I was in heaven reading this book. . . just blissful' Stephen Fry
'Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' William Boyd
'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Telegraph
'An outstanding novel . . . A Far Cry From Kensington has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period' Observer
'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest . . . Pure delight' Claire Tomalin
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780811223027
ISBN-10: 0811223027
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 84 x 205 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: New Directions Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10: 0811223027
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 84 x 205 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.18 kg
Editura: New Directions Publishing Corporation
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Recenzii
The divine Spark is shining at her brightest . . . Pure delight
An outstanding novel . . . A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period
'Wonderfully entertaining - full of absurd, comical, engaging characters and written with typical wit, elegance and aplomb
One of Muriel Spark's most liberating, liberated and meditative novels. Spark is a writer who can take the meditative and make it mercurially funny, playful and mischievous
I can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel. [large quote]
When publishing assistant and war widow Nancy Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett that he 'urinates frightful prose', the repercussions are swift. Losing not one, but two, much-sought-after literary jobs, Mrs Hawkins finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies and blackmail. Only years later, a far cry from Kensington, can she look back with a sharp and mischievous eye at the cost of telling the truth.
Introduced by Ali Smith.
'I was in heaven reading this book' Stephen Fry
'Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' William Boyd
'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest. Pure delight' Claire Tomalin
An outstanding novel . . . A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period
'Wonderfully entertaining - full of absurd, comical, engaging characters and written with typical wit, elegance and aplomb
One of Muriel Spark's most liberating, liberated and meditative novels. Spark is a writer who can take the meditative and make it mercurially funny, playful and mischievous
I can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel. [large quote]
When publishing assistant and war widow Nancy Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett that he 'urinates frightful prose', the repercussions are swift. Losing not one, but two, much-sought-after literary jobs, Mrs Hawkins finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies and blackmail. Only years later, a far cry from Kensington, can she look back with a sharp and mischievous eye at the cost of telling the truth.
Introduced by Ali Smith.
'I was in heaven reading this book' Stephen Fry
'Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' William Boyd
'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest. Pure delight' Claire Tomalin
Notă biografică
Muriel Spark