Loitering With Intent - Hardcover

Spark, Muriel

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0698110471 ISBN 13: 9780698110472

Publisher: Penguin Adult HC/TR, 1981

Synopsis

A young aspiring novelist in post-World War II London finds the dreadfully dull life stories of a group of eccentrics called the Autobiographical Association begin to liven up with a series of events that is uncannily similar to the plot of her own unfinished novel.

About this title

About the Author:

Muriel Spark (1918-2006) was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. She was the author of over twenty novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, as well as critical biographies, radio plays, children's books, poetry, and short-story collections. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 1993 and a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres in 1996.

From AudioFile:

Heroine Fleur Talbot loiters at what Spark calls the "grubby edges of the literary world," gathering material for her novel while working for the mysterious Autobiographical Association. Spark's involved plots, unhurried pace, and willingness to poke at the intricate eccentricities of human behavior are well served by Nadia May's reading. May easily manages the story's complex, numerous strands: Fleur's frequent discussion of the writing process, art's mirroring of life, and the book's many characters. It's a credit to May that we can keep track of the wealth of personality and detail Spark offers; May's throaty narration is particularly well suited to portrayals of the story's many elderly characters, especially the wonderfully eccentric Lady Edwina. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Adult HC/TR
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0698110471
• ISBN 13: 9780698110472
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 217