The March Hare

Today, my best friend Stella and I decided that in the summer of 2008, we will cross the Atlantic to visit the grave of Muriel Spark. And also to see the Paris catacombs, one of the few places in the world where human remains have been used decoratively to good effect.

I just have to figure out in which European country Muriel Spark is buried. Ooh, maybe I can be really gruesome and make a rubbing of her headstone and get it framed and put it up on my wall. I can't think of a better memento mori to have hanging over one's head every day.

Here is my Muriel Spark reading list:

The Comforters
Memento Mori
The Girls of Slender Means
Loitering with Intent
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
A Far Cry from Kensington
The Abbess of Crewe

If you've never read any Muriel Spark, any one of these books is a good starting point, although for sheer pleasure I would suggest The Comforters and Loitering with Intent.