When author Muriel Spark 's first novel appeared, following her conversion to Roman Catholicism in 1954, she had already established a reputation as a poet and biographer. The Comforters was warmly received and was followed by many novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She is about to publish a volume of autobiography. Nigel Forde examines her particular talent for elegant, comic and eccentric stories.
Nigel Williams talks about his new novel, They Came From SW19, and Kate Figes selects the pick of paperback reading. Stereo