{"product_id":"a-far-cry-from-kensington-9780811223027","title":"A Far Cry from Kensington","description":"Rich and slim, the celebrated author Nancy Hawkins takes us in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London, where she spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (\"of very good books\") and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. Everywhere Mrs. Hawkins finds evil: with aplomb, however, she confidently sets about putting things to order, to terrible effect.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpark, Muriel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMuriel Spark\u003c\/strong\u003e (1918-2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver's Seat\u003c\/em\u003e, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50621866705170,"sku":"9780811223027","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_abf77ed4-e6a3-4e24-967b-91d1e5f020c7.jpg?v=1732585649","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-far-cry-from-kensington-9780811223027","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}