| Details | | Publication Date: | 1995-04-01 |
| Size | | Height: | 9.8 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 25.6 oz |
Industry Reviews "In her writing, Spark thus generally avoids the domestic and romantic confines of most fiction. Her best work-- 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie', 'The Girl of Slender Means', 'The Abbess of Crewe',--are set in institutions, and in every case the author makes the most of the contrast between natural and officially sanctioned behavior--and that both fall short of the ideal. But while she shows the shortcomings of school, woman's residence hotel and abby, she also gives us the routine that makes stories set in such places fascinating. We long--if only vicariously--for order, rules, rituals, inside knowledge and a settled way of doing things." Chicago Tribune Books - Penelope Mesic (07/02/1995)
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