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Mrs Hawkins, a comfortably large young widow, is often called upon to administer advice to colleagues and neighbours. But she follows her own advice, too, and turns from Mrs Hawkins into Nancy - quite a different proposition. Reviews The divine Spark is shining at her brightest . . . Pure delightClaire Tomalin, INDEPENDENTAn outstanding novel . . . A FAR CRY FROM KENSINGTON has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the periodOBSERVER'Wonderfully entertaining - full of absurd, comical, engaging characters and written with typical wit, elegance and aplombSUNDAY...Read More