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The Ballad of Peckham Rye

Hardback
Published : Thursday 16 November 2017
ISBN : 9781846974281
Price : €11.69


Description

A bewitching comic masterpiece, The Ballad of Peckham Rye relates the tale of one Dougal Douglas, who is taken on by a small textile firm to `bring vision into the lives of the workers. A devilishly charismatic force of nature who likes nothing better than to stir things up, he takes great delight in wreaking havoc with the locals. Nervous breakdowns, sexual misdemeanours, a heart attack and murder ensue . . . This is Spark at her most ingenious.The publishers acknowledge investment from Creative Scotland towards the publication of this book.Supported by the Muriel Spark Society.



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