{"id":1034,"date":"2022-02-08T09:55:48","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T09:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/?post_type=books&p=1034"},"modified":"2023-08-29T09:37:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T08:37:16","slug":"a-far-cry-from-kensington","status":"publish","type":"books","link":"https:\/\/thequeensreadingroom.co.uk\/books\/a-far-cry-from-kensington\/","title":{"rendered":"A Far Cry From Kensington"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I love Muriel Spark’s short, spiky novels, all distinguished by her unique comic tone of voice. A Far Cry is my particular favourite, and is surprisingly autobiographical, its protagonist being very similar to the young Muriel Spark herself. Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing.<\/div>\n
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Publish Date:<\/strong>\u00a01988<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Inspired by her own experience as a literary editor in London, the book tells the story of Agnes (Nancy) Hawkins, an editor working for a failing publishing house. Looking back on her past, Nancy recalls her struggling days in South Kensington, losing her job and getting embroiled in a mysterious affair involving blackmail, anonymous letters, and worse…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n