Far Cry from Kensington

Far Cry from Kensington

&#39;Mercurially funny, playful and mischievous&#39; Ali Smith<br /> <br /> &#39;I was in heaven reading this book. I think she writes like an angel . . . just blissful&#39; Stephen Fry<br /> <br /> A novel of &#39;pure delight&#39; (Claire Tomalin) by the author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.<br /> <br /> When Mrs Hawkins tells Hector Bartlett he &#39;urinates frightful prose&#39;, little does she realise the repercussions. Holding that &#39;no life can be carried on satisfactorily unless people are honest&#39; Mrs Hawkins refuses to retract her judgement, and as a consequence, loses not one, but two much-sought-after jobs in publishing. Now, years older, successful, and happily a far cry from Kensington, she looks back over the dark days that followed, in which she was embroiled in a mystery involving anonymous letters, quack remedies, blackmail and suicide.<br /> <br /> With an introduction by Ali Smith.<br /> <br /> &#39;Wonderfully entertaining.&#39; Sunday Telegraph<br /> <br /> &#39;An outstanding novel ... A Far Cry From Kensington has an effortless, translucent grasp of the spirit of the period.&#39; Observer