A Far Cry from Kensington
by Muriel Spark
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0094682909
- ISBN 13
- 9780094682900
- Seller
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Glebe, New South Wales, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1995
Constable Book,
First Edition
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Light wear on dust jacket,
Slight foxing on page edge,
Pages in excellent condition
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The vanished world of Kensington bedsits, with an eclectic cast of characters as only Spark can wield
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189 pages, 223mm x 143mm x 21mm
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100% of book sale goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW
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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Details
- Bookseller
- The Library Kit (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TLK468
- Title
- A Far Cry from Kensington
- Author
- Muriel Spark
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0094682909
- ISBN 13
- 9780094682900
- Publisher
- Constable
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- After the War;
Terms of Sale
The Library Kit
About the Seller
The Library Kit
About The Library Kit
100% of book sales goes towards Women's Community Shelters in NSW ($2,110.30 donated as of 14th May, 2024)
Postage-free pick-up available in and around Camperdown/Darlington area. Email thelibrarykit@gmail.com with preferences.
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