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A Far Cry from Kensington
A Far Cry from Kensington
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Start date
June 1, 2016
Finish date
August 31, 2016

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Jun 02, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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This is the second Muriel Spark book I've read (the other is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie). I loved Miss Jean Brodie, so came to this with high expectations. While I did not love this nearly much, the book really demonstrates the range of this author. The books are basically completely different from one another, yet the acerbic wit some through as a common thread.

Here we find a fabulous narrator, Mrs. Hawkins. She tells us of the strange crowd around her in a rooming house and in her jobs in p ...more
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