The Finishing School
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The Finishing School by Muriel Spark
Often described as the perfect partner to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Spark’s last novel is set in Switzerland where Rowland and his wife Nina run a finishing school. Murderous jealousy soon rears its head when a precocious young student shows promise in her writing career. This is ‘Spark at her sharpest, her purest and her most merciful’ – Ali Smith. This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All were published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.'As I entered my teens, I developed a taste for more arch, snappy writing and discovered the joys of Muriel SparkWisdom and wit — ideal for an impressionable youth finding his way in the world'
-- Julian Clary * Daily Mail *Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918. A poet, essayist, biographer and novelist, she won much international praise, including being twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Times placed her eighth in its list of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945. She died in Tuscany in 2006.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781846974465 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846974461 |
| Title | The Finishing School |
| Author | Muriel Spark |
| Series | The Collected Muriel Spark Novels |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Birlinn General |
| Year published | 2018-09-06 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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