The Abbess of CreweThe Abbess of Crewe is Muriel Spark's razor sharp, wickedly humorous and surreal satire of a real life political scandal reimagined within the claustrophobic walls of a convent. A steely, Machiavellian nun, secret surveillance, corruption, cloak and dagger plotting, rivalries and a rigged election all send the wonderful cast of characters into disarray as a chain of events unfold that become weirder and weirder.

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'I cannot tell you how much fun you'll have with this book

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London is shuddering under the relentless assault of German bombs

only Arent can solve a mystery that connects every passenger onboard

and urges to kill

God of Chaos

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