A jet-black comedy – a wonderful morality tale.—Bookslut
A satirical gem about class, work, and sex
The Ballad of Peckham Rye is the wickedly farcical tale of an English factory turned upside-down by a Scot who may or may not be in league with the Devil. Hired to do “human research” into the lives of the workers, Dougal Douglas stirs up mayhem.
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20th century Scottish novelist, poet and essayist
A jet-black comedy – a wonderful morality tale.—Bookslut
Exhilarating, exuberant splendor.—William Boyd
Completely surprising, funny, and cruel: unmatchable and unmissable.—The Times (London)
Muriel Spark is the master of malice and mayhem.—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
Touched with a Satanic glamour, witty and quite perfect in its construction, this light and mock-folkloric novel is the work of an inspired satirist.—Publishers Weekly
Authentic and fresh.—Gerald Skyes, The New York Times Book Review
