Teenage kicks

Muriel Spark’s irrepressible creative drive

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Reminiscences Joe Brainard I Remember 208pp. Daunt. ...

HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

I PEGGED Dad’s Seventies’ psychedelic floral shirt on the section of the clothesline designated for “undies”. It couldn’t be seen by the neighbours. I dreamt of the day my parents would give me their

I t takes all sorts. Some readers, for ...