The Girls of Slender Means (Paperback)
Spark, Muriel (Author)
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In a Kensington hostel towards the end of World War 2, a group of well-bred, but impecunious young women, are leading lives of ritual femininity. All is well until their interlude of innocence is destroyed by the horror of the times.
Reviews
One of this century's finest creators of the comic-metaphysical entertainment
The New York Times
Muriel Spark's novels linger in the mind as brilliant shards, decisive as a smashed glass is decisive'
John Updike
Reviews
One of this century's finest creators of the comic-metaphysical entertainment
The New York Times
Muriel Spark's novels linger in the mind as brilliant shards, decisive as a smashed glass is decisive'
John Updike
ISBN (SKU)
9780241989128
Pages
141
Weight
88g
Dimensions
181x111x9
Imprint
Penguin Books
Published
22, July, 2020
Genres
Fiction
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