{"product_id":"a-far-cry-from-kensington-by-muriel-spark-9780349019581","title":"A Far Cry From Kensington","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI can't help it. Sometimes the words just come out and I can't stop them. It feels like preaching the gospel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen publishing assistant and war widow Nancy Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he 'urinates frightful prose', the repercussions are swift. Losing not one, but two, much-sought-after literary jobs, Mrs Hawkins finds herself embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies and blackmail. Years later, and a far cry from Kensington, she looks back with a sharp and mischievous eye at the cost of telling the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduced by Ali Smith.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous' – Ali Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I was in heaven reading this book... just blissful' – Stephen Fry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, astringent, shrewd, her take on life is wonderfully bracing' – William Boyd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderfully entertaining' – \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An outstanding novel... \u003ci\u003eA Far Cry From Kensington\u003c\/i\u003e has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period' – \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The divine Spark is shining at her brightest... Pure delight' – Claire Tomalin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46416885448940,"sku":"9780349019581","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6649333482312.jpg?v=1746397277","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/a-far-cry-from-kensington-by-muriel-spark-9780349019581","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}