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THE DRIVER'S SEAT

THE DRIVER'S SEAT

MURIEL SPARK

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Publisher:
LADYBIRD
Year of publication:
2025
Subject:
Classic fiction
ISBN:
978-0-241-75203-6
Pages:
128
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Muriel Spark claimed The Driver's Seat to be her best and creepiest novel. Once you have met her heroine Lise - heading for the holiday of a lifetime in an extraordinarily garish dress and with violence on her mind - you will understand why.

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