{"product_id":"9781526663078","title":"Electric Spark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absolutely mesmerising' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I raced through it' Ali Smith, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unputdownable' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fire-starter' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hypnotic' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Joyously, brilliantly intelligent' Anne Enright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eFrom one of our leading biographers and critics comes an exhilarating, landmark new look at Muriel Spark.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\/\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eECONOMIST\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW STATESMAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLONDON STANDARD\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMuriel Spark was a puzzle, and so too were her books. She dealt in word games, tricks and ciphers; her life was composed of weird accidents, strange coincidences and spooky events. In \u003ci\u003eElectric Spark\u003c\/i\u003e, Frances Wilson aims to finally crack her code.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe return to Spark's early years when everything was piled on: divorce, madness, murder, espionage, poverty, skulduggery, blackmail, love affairs, revenge and a major religious conversion. If this sounds like a novel by Muriel Spark it is because her experiences of the 1940s and 1950s became, alchemically reduced, the material of her art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57019992998261,"sku":"9781526663078","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9781526663078.jpg?v=1775129472","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781526663078","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}