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The neighborhood of kensington is near that of bayswater, where we were staying, so i could imagine the main character of the book walking the same streets i was walking, along the broad walk in hyde park, past the victoria and albert museum, or along oxford street or notting hill gate. Arguably scotlands greatest postwar novelist, muriel spark came to novel writing comparatively late in life. Spotlight on muriel spark a far cry from kensington 1988. To save you the trouble of wading your way through. Muriel spark s a far cry from kensington 1988 is the bookend companion to her 1981 classic, loitering with intent. Disney plus orders high school basketball series from david e.