Cannot a book that gives such a glorious ride be considered amazing? Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Following the initial email, you will be contacted by the shop to confirm that your item is available for collection.Unfortunately there has been a problem with your orderPlease try again or alternatively you can contact your chosen shop on A Far Cry From Kensington - Virago Modern Classics (Paperback)If this item isn't available to be reserved nearby, Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of Waterstones’ special offers. Thoroughly enjoyable.From a Grub Street bed-sit, Spark's blissful heroine stalksFrom a Grub Street bed-sit, Spark's blissful heroine stalksI get all my Muriel Spark books from the library at the college where I work, which means that none of them have dust jackets. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include cdrom or access codes. And the tranquility of the cat will gradually come to affect you, sitting there at your desk, so that all the excitable qualities that impede your concentration compose themselves and give your mind back the self-command it has lost. Spark is a writer who can take the meditative and make it mercurially funny, playful and mischievous." This novel in two sentences: British post-war boardinghouse saga, revolving around a fat widow and editor (Mrs. Hawkins) who insults (pretty mildly, all things considered) a wannabe writer and - given every chance and no small pressure This novel in two sentences: British post-war boardinghouse saga, revolving around a fat widow and editor (Mrs. Hawkins) who insults (pretty mildly, all things considered) a wannabe writer and - given every chance and no small pressure A delightful English book about Mrs. Walker with her various jobs and the members of her boardinghouse in Kensington, She dispenses free advice: "It's easy to get thin.
At the same time, the wreaking of vengeance and imposing of justice on others and myself are not at all in my line. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1988. At other times, she'd start with the ending, and then make up a story that might lead to it. Like Mrs Hawkins’s takedowns, A Far Cry from Kensington feels as nourishing and provocative as it is entertaining. 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. Condition: VERY GOOD. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovered evil: shady literary doings and a deadly enemy; anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. Condition: GOOD. Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password.Please enter your email address below and we'll send you a link to reset your password. Hardcover. At one point, the protagonist, who is an editor, says, This book is a hard one to rate. - Described by the author Sebastian Barry as ‘Scotland’s Nobel Laureate-in-waiting’, Ali Smith is one of Britain’s foremost contemporary novelists.
I’ll probably give it another chance soon as it is rather short. Your order is now being processed and we have sent a confirmation email to you at Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Condition: Good.
A whole host of tongue in cheek observations and clever asides from the heroine, Mrs Hawkins, as she recalls a six month period in her life moving from job to job as a result of her unpreparedness to stop speaking the truth about one particularly obnoxious individual.
The site uses cookies to offer you a better experience. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. And to think the whole book is based on one woman's memory looking back 30 years when she was suffering a bout of insomnia! We’ve got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. The Grammy-nominated, self-conducted chamber orchestra from Boston. Mrs. Richardson, the majestic narrator of A Far Cry from Kensington, takes us well in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. All orders guaranteed and ship within 24 hours. The entire city remains scarred by bomb damage, with its inhabitants trapped in a state of austerity not much improved since the end of the war. Dust cover is intact; pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind.