Day 103 - 4:17pm, 13 April 2019
Muriel Spark died on this day in 2006, aged 88. I vividly remember breathlessly reading The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie in high school. It was one of those few books which made such an impression on me that, as well as recalling the story, I can physically see the hardbook cover in my mind's eye all these years later. It was a very particular shade of mint green, unmistakable. It is also the first book that I can recall breathlessly reading, desperate to know how it ended. I really cared for each and everyone of the characters. Indeed, I secretly wanted to be one of Miss Brodie's set, to be special, to be marked out for great things by the attention of a charismatic leader. Thankfully, there was no such teacher at school, but there were some real characters who inspired us in their own special ways.
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