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A Far Cry from Kensington is a novel ( roman à clef) by British author Muriel Spark, published in 1988. Plot introduction. Set in 1954, it is narrated by Agnes (known as Nancy) Hawkins; a young war widow lodging in a rooming house in South Kensington and working as an editor at a struggling publishing house.
- Muriel Spark
- 1988
Jan 1, 1988 · Muriel Spark. 3.83. 6,177 ratings761 reviews. Set on the crazier fringes of 1950s literary London, A Far Cry from Kensington is a delight, hilariously portraying love, fraud, death, evil, and transformation. Mrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator, takes us well in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London.
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May 27, 2014 · Rich and slim, the celebrated author Nancy Hawkins takes us in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London, where she spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (“of very good books”) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house.
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A novel by Muriel Spark about a female editor in 1950s London who faces literary and personal challenges. The plot involves a blackmailer, a cult, a suicide, and a pisseur de copie.
Sep 11, 2020 · A far cry from Kensington. by. Spark, Muriel, 1918-. Publication date. 1989. Topics. Fiction in English 1945- Texts. Publisher. Harmondsworth : Penguin.
A Far Cry from Kensington is a 1988 novel by Muriel Spark, set in post-war London. It follows the life of Nancy Todd, a publishing editor who faces envy, paranoia and literary ambition in the city.
A witty and dark comedy about a boarding house owner in 1950s London, who faces shady literary dealings, blackmail, and a mysterious enemy. The novel is narrated by Nancy Hawkins, who offers advice on how to get thin and avoid evil.
