Memento Mori - Softcover

Spark, Muriel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380709384 ISBN 13: 9780380709380

Publisher: Avon Books, 1990

Synopsis

A group of aging friends realizes that age has not brought wisdom and that they must face death as best they can

About this title

About the Author:

Muriel Spark was an award-winning Scottish novelist. She is the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.

From AudioFile:

This tale of old age and death has a delightful twist--a veritable brigade of septua-octogenarians puts its minds (which are in various stages of disrepair) together to discover who is making threatening telephone calls telling them, "Remember, you must die." Petherbridge's reading is just short of perfect though one wonders why the producers selected a male reader when the majority of characters are women. Petherbridge creates a variety of voices, from menacing housekeepers, to haughty matrons. The only problem is his frequent use of a whisper to convey "sotto voce" dialogue. This style is positively annoying, never mind difficult to hear (particularly in a car), and detracts from an otherwise excellent performance. R.B.F. An AUDIOFILE Earphones Award winner (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0380709384
• ISBN 13: 9780380709380
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232