A Far Cry From Kensington

Muriel Spark

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English

Penguin Books Ltd
25 May 1989

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Mrs Hawkins, a fat young war widow worked for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher in 1950s London. Looking back on shady literary doings and a deadly enemy, anonymous letters, blackmail and suicide, the thin and successful Mrs Hawkins recalls how she came through it all.

By: Muriel Spark
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9780140108743
ISBN 10: 0140108742
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 25 May 1989
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Muriel Spark was born and educated in Edinburgh. She wrote poetry, stories, biographies, and a remarkable series of novels. She won countless awards, was made an an honorary member of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and in 1993 was given an OBE. She died in April 2006.