The Feast

First US edition
Author	Margaret Kennedy
Language	English
Genre	Drama
Publisher	Cassell (UK) Rinehart (US)
Publication date	1949
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

The Feast is a 1949 novel^[1] by the British writerMargaret Kennedy.^[2] It is a modern reworking of theseven deadly sins.^[3] Her ninth novel, it was her first in more than a decade. It was aLiterary Guild choice in America.^[4]

In aCornish coastalresort town alandslide of a nearbycliff buries a hotel, killing those inside but sparing those who have gone out on apicnic excursion.

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