Description: Spark's very British bachelors come in every stripe
Brief description: Muriel Spark (1918-2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver's Seat, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.
Review Quotes: Spark's prose is witty, strange, and lean, though you never find yourself missing the fat. Every word is delicious.--Rachel Syme "The New Yorker"