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Book Review: ‘Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel,’ by Frances Wilson

Book Review: ‘Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel,’ by Frances Wilson

A crackling new biography captures the formidable personality and often eerie writings of the “Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” creator Muriel Spark.

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