Description
A poised actress, Annabel Christopher, is consumed by the careful construction of her public image—yet her private life is far messier than the world suspects. When her disturbed husband, Frederick, dies under troubling circumstances, a flood of anonymous letters surfaces, painting Annabel as the mastermind behind scandalous “immorality” she insists she never committed. As rumor hardens into judgment, the novel explores how reputation can be manufactured, weaponized, and believed, even in the face of uncertainty. With Muriel Spark’s sharp wit and incisive psychological insight, this story turns on the uneasy boundary between performance and truth, exposing the social machinery that turns appearances into verdicts.
Available Editions
paperback
Atom Books
Published Jan 1, 2014
ISBN: 9781844089673
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Details
First Published
1968
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Public Image by Muriel Spark.