Memento Mori 40Th Anniversay Ed

'the Greatest Scottish Novelist Of Modern Times . . . My Admiration For Spark's Contribution To World Literature Knows No Bounds. She Was Peerless, Sparkling, Inventive And Intelligent - The Creme De La Creme' Ian Rankin

'spark Is A Writer Who Can Take The Meditative And Make It Mercurially Funny, Playful And Mischievious' Ali Smith

A Brilliant, Daring And Darkly Funny Novel By Muriel Spark, 'mistress Of The Highest High Comedy' The Times. Published As Part Of A Beautifully Designed Series To Mark The 40Th Anniversary Of The Virago Modern Classics.There Is A Waugh-Like Brilliance To This Novel, In The Easy Economical Narrative, The Continuous Invention Producing A Series Of Surprises, The Well-Cut Dialogue, The Controlled Tone . . . The Most Remarkable Of Miss Spark's Achievements. Nothing Is Forced, Least Of All The Humouri Am Reading A Trio Of Novels By Muriel Spark, A Marvellously Witty English Writer . . . Her Best, I Think, Is Memento MorI, Which Is Chillingly Brilliantthe Greatest Scottish Novelist Of Modern Times . . . My Admiration For Spark's Contribution To World Literature Knows No Bounds. She Was Peerless, Sparkling, Inventive And Intelligent - The Creme De La Cremespark Is A Writer Who Can Take The Meditative And Make It Mercurially Funny, Playful And Mischieviousthere Is A Waugh-Like Brilliance To This Novel, In The Easy Economical Narrative, The Continuous Invention Producing A Series Of Surprises, The Well-Cut Dialogue, The Controlled Tone. This Last Is The Most Remarkable Of Miss Spark's Achievements. Nothing Is Forced, Least Of All The Humouri Am Reading A Trio Of Novels By Muriel Spark, A Marvelously Witty English Writer, One Of The Few Lady Writers I Like To Read. Her Best, I Think, Is Memento Mori, Which Is Chillingly Brilliantthis Funny And Macabre Book Has Delighted Me As Much As Any Novel That I Have Read Since The Wara Brilliant And Singularly Gruesome Achchievement

'remember You Must Die.'

Dame Lettie Colston Is The First Of Her Circle To Receive Insinuating Anonymous Phone Calls. Neither She, Nor Her Friends, Wish To Be Reminded Of Their Mortality, And Their Geriatric Feathers Are Thoroughly Ruffled. As The Caller's Activities Become More Widespread, Old Secrets Are Dusted Off, Exposing Betrayals, Self-Deception And Blackmail. Nobody Is Above Suspicion.