A Far Cry from Kensington Novel by Muriel SparkPremium Off White Cream Pages Stitched Binding Matte Cover Local Premium Copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages Amount 146 Summary In A Far Cry from Kensington (1988), Muriel Spark uses a retrospective first person narrative to explore the "threadbare years" of post war London in 1954. The novel follows Mrs. Hawkins (Agnes Nancy), a young war widow living in a South Kensington rooming house while working as an editor for eccentric,