A man of devilish charm and enterprising spirit, Dougal Douglas is employed to revitalize the ailing firm of Meadows, Meade & Grindley. He succeeds, but not quite in the way his employer intended. Strange things begin to happen as Dougal exerts an uncanny influence on the inhabitants of Peckham Rye and brings lies, tears, blackmail and even murder into the lives of all he meets, from Miss Merle Coverdale, head of the typing pool, to Beauty, the resident femme fatale, and even Mr Druce, the unsuspecting Managing Director himself.
ISBN: | 9780141188355 |
Publication date: | 27th April 2006 |
Author: | Muriel Spark, William Boyd |
Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 160 pages |
Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Social issues Magical realism |