A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON
by Muriel Spark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- ISBN 10
- 0395476941
- ISBN 13
- 9780395476949
- Seller
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Blue Hill, Maine, United States
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Synopsis
A Far Cry From Kensington is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark published in 1988. It is narrated by Agnes Hawkins; a young war-widow lodging in a rooming house in South Kensington and working as an editor at a struggling publishing house. The story centres on Wanda, a highly strung Polish dressmaker who is on the receiving end of various threatening letters and on Hector Bartlett who appears to be stalking Agnes and through whom she loses her job.
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- Bookseller
- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44177
- Title
- A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON
- Author
- Muriel Spark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first american edition
- ISBN 10
- 0395476941
- ISBN 13
- 9780395476949
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1988
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