What inspired Muriel Spark to set this story in the fringes of 1950s literary London?
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What inspired Muriel Spark to set this story in the fringes of 1950s literary London?
Did anyone else find Mrs. Hawkins' perspective both hilarious and deeply empathetic?
How does the book's tone reflect postwar Britain's social and cultural shifts?