{"product_id":"girls-of-slender-means","title":"Girls of Slender Means","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOne of this century's finest creators of the comic-metaphysical entertainment-- \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMuriel Spark's novels linger in the mind as brilliant shards, decisive as a smashed glass is decisive'--John Updike\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMuriel Spark's many novels include \n\u003ci\u003eMemento Mori, The Girls of Slender Means, A Far Cry From Kensington, The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/i\u003e (adapted for film and theatre), \n\u003ci\u003eAiding And Abetting \u003c\/i\u003eand her final novel, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Finishing School\u003c\/i\u003e. She was elected C. Litt in 1992 and awarded the DBE in 1993. Dame Muriel Spark received many awards, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the FNAC Prix Etranger, the Saltire Prize, the Ingersoll T. S. Eliot Award and the David Cohen British Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement. Dame Muriel Spark died in 2006.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Spark, Muriel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990-04-01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction|Literary|Fiction|Classics|Fiction|Historical|20th Century - World War II \u0026amp; Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Fiction|Science fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780380709373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780380709373\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52148152566041,"sku":"SP-9780380709373","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/girls-of-slender-means","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}