By the 1960s Muriel Spark guided readers through a new metropolis, where women gushed at the thought of sex and film stars, and penned unanswered letters to famous writers.

20世纪60年代，穆里尔·斯帕克引领读者在这座焕然一新的大都市中穿梭，女人一想到性和电影明星便兴奋得大呼小叫，还热衷于给著名作家寄去一封封石沉大海的信件。