A far cry from Kensington
by Muriel Spark
- 14 Want to read
- 4 Have read
Set in 1954, this is a tale narrated by one Mrs Agnes Hawkins, a plump, forthright and no-nonsense young war widow. Nancy (as she is called) is the calm at the center of the perennial storm in the offices of a struggling London publishing house in the difficult years after WWII. At work and at her seedy boarding house she is involved with a cast of characters ranging from the charmingly useless to the downright unhinged; included an author she rejects and who tries to revenge himself through a quack science known as "radionics" (use of radio waves to influence health).
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English German
Subjects
Literature publishing, Women editors, Publishers and publishing, Fiction, Widows, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Satire, England, fiction, London (england), fiction, Fiction, general, Englisch, Roman, Audio Adult: Books On Tape, Unabridged Audio - Fiction/GeneralPlaces
London (England)Showing 8 featured editions. View all 21 editions?
| Edition | Availability |
|---|---|
1
|
cccc
|
2
|
cccc
|
3
|
cccc
|
4
|
cccc
|
5
|
cccc
|
6
|
aaaa
|
7
|
cccc
|
8
A far cry from Kensington
1988, Houghton Mifflin
in English
- 1st American ed.
0395476941 9780395476949
|
cccc
|
Book Details
Edition Notes
Classifications
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Links outside Open Library
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?Lists
See All-
Ali Smith Reading List
from Sem14
-
carmen
from carmen
-
Books to Read
from Christine Hosch
History
- Created October 18, 2008
- 6 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
| December 9, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| July 9, 2021 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| August 18, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
| April 16, 2010 | Edited by bgimpertBot | Added goodreads ID. |
| October 18, 2008 | Created by ImportBot | Imported from University of Toronto MARC record |