The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

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Passionately determined to write his novel whilst running College Sunrise, a finishing school for both sexes and mixed nationalities, Rowland Mahler is assisted by his wife, Nina Parker. This term there is a new star pupil - Chris, 17, also determined to write his own masterpiece.

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The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

Passionately determined to write his novel whilst running College Sunrise, a finishing school for both sexes and mixed nationalities, Rowland Mahler is assisted by his wife, Nina Parker. When a 17-year-old pupil's own novel takes shape while his own flounders, Rowland becomes increasingly obsessed.
Muriel Spark's many novels include Memento Mori, The Girls of Slender Means, A Far Cry From Kensington, The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie (adapted for film and theatre), Aiding And Abetting and her final novel, The Finishing School. She was elected C. Litt in 1992 and awarded the DBE in 1993. Dame Muriel received many awards, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the FNAC Prix Etranger, the Saltire Prize, the Ingersoll T. S. Eliot Award and the David Cohen British Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement. Dame Muriel died in 2006.
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ISBN 13 9780670911738
ISBN 10 0670911739
Title The Finishing School
Author Muriel Spark
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2004-03-04
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.