

A Far Cry from Kensington
Author: Muriel Spark
Narrator: Pamela Garelick
Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 05/02/2011
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Muriel Spark
Narrator: Pamela Garelick
Unabridged: 6 hr 8 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 05/02/2011
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the author of over twenty novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as well as critical biographies, radio plays, children’s books, poetry, and short-story collections. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993 and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1996.
Every now and again a novel comes along when it's beneficial to have some inside information on its real life inspiration. Muriel Spark was trolled in her lifetime by an ex-lover who, by all accounts, was a pretty despicable character. This novel is her revenge on him. And as you'd expect from someo......more
3.5 stars Here's what New York Times' reviewer Michiko Kakutani wrote about this author: Here is the recipe for a typical Muriel Spark novel: take a self-enclosed community (of writers, schoolgirls, nuns, rich people, etc.) that is full of incestuous liaisons and fraternal intrigue; toss in a bombshe......more