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A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark; William Boyd (Introduction by); Alan Taylor (Series edited by)
$22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Collected Muriel Spark Novels Ser.
'Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous' Ali Smith 'I was in heaven reading this book. I think she writes like an angel . . . just blissful' Stephen Fry A novel of 'pure delight' (Claire Tomalin) by the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. When Mrs Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he 'urinates f ...Show more
Loitering with Intent by Muriel Spark; Joseph Kanon (Introduction by); Alan Taylor (Series edited by)
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Category: Fiction | Series: The\Collected Muriel Spark Novels Ser.
A funny and clever novel about art and reality and the way they imitate each other, from the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. With an introduction by Mark Lawson. Would-be novelist Fleur Talbot works for the snooty, irascible Sir Quentin Oliver at the Autobiographical Association, whose members ...Show more
Memento Mori by Alan (EDT) Muriel; Taylor Spark
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Category: Fiction | Series: The Collected Muriel Spark Novels
Described by David Lodge as `her first masterpiece', Memento Mori opens with a telephone call and the words `Remember you must die'. Over several months, a circle of elderly men and women receive similar calls and everyone becomes a suspect. As the investigating police inspector muses: `Death, when it a ...Show more
The Bachelors by Muriel Spark
$19.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Canons
The Bachelors displays the best of Sparkian satire, placing her at the heart of a great literary tradition alongside Waugh and Trollope, Wilde and Wodehouse. It demands rediscovery. 'It's easy to see why Waugh admired The Bachelors. On one level, it is a blithely carnivorous satire in the Waugh mould. T ...Show more
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: Popular Penguins by Muriel Spark
$12.99 AUD
Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: good
'One of the greatest books about growing up' James Wood, Guardian 'You girls are my vocation . . . I am dedicated to you in my prime' Miss Jean Brodie is a schoolmistress with a difference. She is proud, cultured and romantic but her educational ideas are highly progressive and even deeply shocking. So ...Show more
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