The Spire on his back whereas the latter is the will of God. His narcissism is belied by these failing structures he reinterprets to maintain his worldview. "The Spire" is subject to critical analysis by Steve Eddy in the York Notes Advanced series and reviews by Frank Kermode and David Skilton are included in "William Golding: Novels 1954–1967." Don Crompton, in "A View from the Spire: William Golding's Later Novels," analyses the novel and relates it to its pagan and mythical elements. More recently, Mark Kinkead-Weekes and Ian Gregor cover all of William Golding's novels in "William Golding: A Critical Study of
Martin Clark (author) Stuart, Virginia. Martin Clark (author) Martin Fillmore Clark, Jr. (born June 23, 1959) is an author and Virginia circuit court judge. Clark's first book, "The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living", was published by Alfred A. Knopf in 2000 and was a "New York Times" Notable Book for 2000, a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and a finalist for The Stephen Crane First Fiction Award. His second novel, "Plain Heathen Mischief", was released in 2004 and was also published by Knopf. Clark's third novel, "The Legal Limit", released in April 2008, again by Knopf, was a "Washington Post" Best Book of the