This extremely clever novel, first published in 1981, sees life imitating art and art imitating life. Would-be novelist Fleur Talbot works for the snooty, irascible Sir Quentin Oliver at the Autobiographical Association whose members are all at work on...
Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her, transforms herself into a laughing, garishly dressed temptress and flies abroad on the holiday of a lifetime.
A new bind-up edition containing four of Mauriel Sparks' novels introduced by Frank Kermode. Despite the seriousness of their themes, all are fantastic comedies of manners, bristling with wit. Her most famous book, 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie',...