Reviews round-up
Electric Spark
by Frances Wilson
4 of 4 critics positive
11 reviews: 1 rave, 3 positives; 7 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“brilliantly captured in Frances Wilson's “Electric Spark”
Review | A captivating new biography of the enigmatic Muriel Spark
“Muriel is as intriguing as her novels”
Electric Spark by Frances Wilson review: Muriel is as intriguing as her novels
“This account sheds new light on her formative years”
Electric Spark by Frances Wilson review – the mercurial Muriel Spark
“A crackling new biography captures the formidable personality”
Into the Dark Heart of a Novelist Who Was ‘Something of a Witch’ (Published 2025)
Colin Burrow · World-Beating Buster-Upper: Muriel Spark’s Wickedness
Frances Wilson: Electric Spark - The Enigma of Muriel Spark review - the matter of fact
Handling feelings with rubber gloves: the odd life of Muriel Spark
‘Am I a woman or an intellectual monster?’ Muriel Spark’s peculiar genius
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