The Vital Spark: A Far Cry From Kensington 

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Maggie Service

Muriel Spark

Rosemary Goring

Eilidh McCreadie

A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark: Episode 7

The Vital Spark: A Far Cry from Kensington

Episode 7

A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark

BBC Radio 4 - A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark, Episode 7

As Wanda's health deteriorates Mrs Hawkins remembers her wartime marriage to the late Tom.

Mrs Hawkins relates the story of her short, violent, wartime marriage and Wanda approaches breakdown. Read by Maggie Service.

Muriel Spark's playful and autobiographical novel set amid London's post-war publishing scene.

Wanda continues to behave strangely as Mrs Hawkins mulls on the loss of another job in publishing. Before long her thoughts turn to her brief wartime marriage to the late Tom Hawkins.

Read by Maggie Service
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.

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Muriel Spark's playful and searching novel set amid London's postwar publishing scene.

Muriel Spark's playful and searching novel set amid London's postwar publishing scene. Abridged by Rosemary Goring. Read by Maggie Service.

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