A Far Cry From Kensington

Beschreibung

I can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel.<BR><BR>When 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. <BR><BR> Introduced by Ali Smith.<BR><BR>'Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous' Ali Smith<BR> <BR> 'I was in heaven reading this book. . . just blissful' Stephen Fry<BR><BR>'Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' William Boyd<BR><BR>'Wonderfully entertaining' Sunday Telegraph<BR><BR>'An outstanding novel . . .

A Far Cry From Kensington has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period' Observer<BR><BR>'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest . . . Pure delight' Claire Tomalin

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