The Driver's Seat
Published on 5. April 2018
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-84697-434-2 (ISBN)
Description
Lise has had enough. She's been working in the same accountancy firm for years and so she decides to take off abroad on the holiday of a lifetime. Her quest for new experiences, sex and adventure quickly becomes a dark journey of self-destruction. Described by Muriel Spark as a 'whodunnit', The Driver's Seat is a tour de force.
This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All were published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.
This is one of the 22 novels written by Muriel Spark in her lifetime. All were published by Polygon in hardback Centenary Editions between November 2017 and September 2018.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a murder mystery turned on its head, the tale of a victim in search of her nemesis. It is also one of the most disturbing novels I've ever read. Be warned: It won't let you go' -- Ian Rankin, Wall Street JournalMore details
Series
Edition
Centenary Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
242 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84697-434-2 (9781846974342)
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Persons
Muriel Spark was born in Edinburgh in 1918. A poet, essayist, biographer and novelist, she won much international praise, including being twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize. The Times placed her eighth in its list of the Fifty Greatest British Writers Since 1945. She died in Tuscany in 2006.
Andrew O'Hagan was born in Glasgow in 1968 and read English at the University of Strathclyde. His first book, The Missing (1995), was shortlisted for the Esquire Award, the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award, and the McVities Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year award. He is a contributing editor to the London Review of Books and Granta magazine.
Andrew O'Hagan was born in Glasgow in 1968 and read English at the University of Strathclyde. His first book, The Missing (1995), was shortlisted for the Esquire Award, the Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award, and the McVities Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year award. He is a contributing editor to the London Review of Books and Granta magazine.