A Far Cry from Kensington (New Directions Paperbook)

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The fraying fringes of 1950s literary London

Rich and slim, the celebrated author Nancy Hawkins takes us in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London, where she spends her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (“of very good books”) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. Everywhere Mrs. Hawkins finds evil: with aplomb, however, she confidently sets about putting things to order, to terrible effect.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Directions
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 27, 2014
Edition ‏ : ‎ Reprint
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811223027
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811223027
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 0.5 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #337,226 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #233 in City Life Fiction (Books) #2,242 in Humorous Fiction #5,348 in Literary Fiction (Books)