Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140031316 ISBN 13: 9780140031317

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd, 1975

Annabel Christopher is a goddess to her adoring Italian public, her loving husband part of her perfect image. To keep the eager sycophants, ruthless paparazzi and anxious admirers under her spell the image must be carefully cultivated. Only Annabel hasn't calculated on the plans of her husband.

About the Author:

Muriel Spark (1918–2006) was the author of dozens of novels, including The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Memento Mori, A Far Cry from Kensington, The Girls of Slender Means, The Ballad of Peckham Rye, The Driver’s Seat, and many more. She became Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1993.

From Publishers Weekly:

A movie star in Rome loses touch with reality in Spark's witty expose of superficiality, first published in 1968.
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