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The Hothouse by the East River is a novel by Scottish author Muriel Spark published in 1973. The main two settings of the novel both reflect the author's life where she lived in Manhattan and where she worked in a POW camp in Britain in World War II.
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Elsa and Paul Hazlett live in an overheated apartment overlooking the East River. They met during the war in England when they both worked with a group aimed at using German prisoners for a disinformation campaign.
Apr 19, 2018 · During World War II, Elsa and Paul were involved in secret propaganda work in England. It is now 1973 and they are living in New York. Elsa is convinced that a German ex-POW - and former lover - who has appeared in New York, may be planning to kill them.
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Feb 8, 2021 · The hothouse by the East River by Spark, Muriel Publication date 1982 Topics Fiction in English 1945- Texts Publisher London : Granada Collection internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled Contributor Internet Archive Language English 139p. ; 18 cm Originally published, London , Macmillan, 1973
Mar 20, 2012 · As Paul and Elsa’s involvement in World War II espionage begins to surface, the glitz and glamor of their lives is revealed to be nothing more than illusion. The Hothouse by the East River is a delirious satire of superficial urban life in the shadow of one of modern history’s great horrors.
