{"product_id":"a-far-cry-from-kensington-by-muriel-spark","title":"A Far Cry From Kensington by Muriel Spark","description":"\u003cp\u003eI can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by Ali Smith. 'Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous' Ali Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'I was in heaven reading this book. . . just blissful' Stephen Fry'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' William Boyd'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'An outstanding novel . . . A Far Cry From Kensington has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest . . . Pure delight' Claire Tomalin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeries:VMC\u003cbr\u003eFormat:Paperback \/ softback 208 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher:Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003eImprint:Virago Press Ltd\u003cbr\u003eISBN:9780349019581\u003cbr\u003ePublished:23 Jan 2025\u003cbr\u003eClassifications:Modern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003cbr\u003eWeight:170g\u003cbr\u003eDimensions:127 x 198 x 16 (mm)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave of Nostalgia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64067803677021,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/8838\/2301\/files\/9780349019581.jpg?v=1775127424","url":"https:\/\/waveofnostalgia.co.uk\/products\/a-far-cry-from-kensington-by-muriel-spark","provider":"Wave of Nostalgia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}