Description
On a plane, a woman takes a seat between two men—one instantly charmed, the other visibly unsettled—and the journey begins to tilt into something far more sinister than ordinary conversation. Told in the present tense, the novel’s darkly comic, psychological momentum creates an atmosphere of mounting dread with scarcely any outward action. As perceptions shift and motives blur, the story explores themes of control, manipulation, and the fragile boundary between social performance and private obsession. With Muriel Spark’s razor-sharp wit and unsettling precision, this is a compact, propulsive descent into how easily comfort can curdle into threat.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
Published Mar 28, 1974
112 pages
ISBN: 9780140034646
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Details
First Published
1970
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Driver's Seat by Muriel Spark.