Fort-de-France, Martinique, May 04, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published A Spark in Time by Linette Bruno, which is the author's most recent book to date. The 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback in the Fiction category is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble for a suggested retail price of $12.95. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/asparkintime was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.

About the Book (Excerpts & Info)

As a teacher of English, holder of a Masters Degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris, Linette Bruno has taught English in the French island of Martinique for several years. Captivated by Muriel Spark's lively wit, and her skill in combining complicated narrative technique with richness of theme, she has undertaken to produce this work.

A BBC news article which appeared at the time of Dame Muriel Spark's death described her as "one of the liveliest and most original literary talents to be discovered in Britain since the end of Word War II"

Like the famous Jacques in Shakespeare's "As You Like It", Muriel Spark seems to see:

"All the world's a stage/And all the men and women merely players/They have their exits and their entrances/And one man in his time plays many parts/His acts being seven ages..." Old people become babes again. School-boys (or girls) grow into their prime. Lovers, lawyers, bachelors, spinsters all make their way across the stage in her fiction. Their performances, during the brief moment they remain on stage, are observed and cleverly depicted under her skilful pen for the enjoyment of her readers.

Five novels, generally considered to be among her best, have been chosen to show how Muriel Spark manages to make those brief moments, mere spots in time, transcend time itself. They are: "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie", "The Girls of Slender Means", "The Mandelbaum Gate", "The Driver's Seat" and "Memento Mori".

Deftly constructed at 81 pages, A Spark in Time is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the Fiction category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, A Spark in Time meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $12.95.

Additionally, A Spark in Time can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press wholesale online bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/buybooks

ISBN: 9781432729684
Format: 6.14 x 9.21 Paperback
SRP: $12.95

For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/asparkintime

About Outskirts Press, Inc.

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