Muriel SparkLiterary Fiction · Fiction·1918–2006
Memento Mori
Synopsis
In a medical ward for the elderly, Dame Lettie Colston and her fellow residents face the indignities of old age and the looming specter of death. Their mundane existence is disrupted by a series of unsettling phone calls, each delivering the chilling message: 'Remember, you must die.' As they try to uncover the identity of the anonymous caller, the secrets and past transgressions of their lives begin to surface, revealing a darkly humorous and poignant examination of mortality.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Death Of A Parent















