Spoiler plot summary for those who haven’t read the story: Trudy meets Richard Seeton while holidaying in Southern Austria with Gwen, and she embarks on a love affair with him. Trudy is very keen to meet Richard’s mother, because for her, this will signify that Richard’s intentions are serious. The invitation is not forthcoming, however,…
Category: Writing About Muriel Spark
To be quite frank, the stuff we saw for free was better
Review of ‘A Bigger Splash: Painting After Performance’ at the Tate Modern A colleague tipped me off about this one: Room 13 of the ‘Bigger Splash’ exhibition at the Tate Modern contains Lucy McKenzie’s set for the May of Teck Club, the backdrop for Muriel Spark’s The Girls of Slender Means. There are twelve rooms…
