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Book of the Week: Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography

Book of the Week: Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography: Episode 5

Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography

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BBC Radio 4 - Book of the Week, Martin Stannard - Muriel Spark: The Biography, Episode 5

Despite finding happiness, the vexations of Spark's family life intruded into her old age.

Despite finding happiness in Italy, the vexations of Spark's family life intruded long into old age. Concluded by Hannah Gordon. From August 2009.

Hannah Gordon reads from Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist, written with full access to her letters and papers.

Despite finding companionable happiness in Italy, the vexations of Spark's family life continued to intrude long into her old age.

Abridged by Rosemary Goring.

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Martin Stannard's biography of the acclaimed Scottish novelist

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