The Driver'S Seat Av Muriel Spark

<p>Described as ''a metaphysical shocker'' at the time of its release, Muriel Sparks'' <i>The Driver''s Seat </i>is a taut psychological thriller, published with an introduction by John Lanchester in Penguin Modern Classics.<br><br>Lise has been driven to distraction by working in the same accountants'' office for sixteen years. So she leaves everything behind her, transforms herself into a laughing, garishly-dressed temptress and flies abroad on the holiday of a lifetime. But her search for adventure, sex and new experiences takes on a far darker significance as she heads on a journey of self-destruction. Infinity and eternity attend Lise''s last terrible day in an unnamed southern city, as she meets her fate. One of six novels to be nominated for a ''Lost Man Booker Prize'', <i>The Driver''s Seat</i> was adapted into a 1974 film, <i>Identikit</i>, starring Elizabeth Taylor.<br><br>Muriel Spark (1918 - 2006) wrote poetry, stories, and biographies as well as a remarkable series of nove