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A far cry from Kensington

An Englishwoman, now living in Italy, looks back on her years in post-war London as a young widow, working for a publisher and living in Kensington boarding house.

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  • "An Englishwoman, now living in Italy, looks back on her years in post-war London as a young widow, working for a publisher and living in Kensington boarding house."@en
  • "This book evokes the rich world of London in the 1950's and in particular deals with the events and characters of the bedsit region of Kensington."
  • "The narrator is one Mrs. Hawkins. She writes from Italy, a far cry from Kensington indeed, taking us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. As a young, rather fat war-widow she spent her days working for a crazy, almost bankrupt publisher; and her nights offering advice from her boarding-house in South Kensington. In both locations our heroine soon uncovered difficulties: shady literary dealings; anonymous letters, blackmail, and even suicide. Whilst Mrs. Hawkins innocently, confidently put about setting things right, she could little imagine the ensuing mayhem and consequences. Now many decades older, thinner, and pleased with her situation in Italy, Mrs. Hawkins reflects on all those dark happenings, recounting how her own life changed forever."
  • "Mrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator, takes us well in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. There, as a fat and much admired young widow, she spent her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovered evil: shady literary doings and a deadly enemy; anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. With aplomb, however, Mrs. Hawkins confidently set about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem that would ensue."@en
  • "Mrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator, takes us well in hand and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. There, as a fat and much admired young widow, she spent her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovered evil: shady literary doings and a deadly enemy; anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. With aplomb, however, Mrs. Hawkins confidently set about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem that would ensue. Now decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life in Italy -- quite a far cry from Kensington -- Mrs. Hawkins looks back to all those dark doings and recounts how her own life changed forever."@en

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  • "Didactic fiction"@en
  • "Didactic fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Downloadable audio books"
  • "Kollektiver og andre alternative samværsformer"
  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "Satire"@en
  • "Satire"

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  • "A far cry from Kensington"
  • "A far cry from Kensington"@en

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