I may be the last person on earth to know that Memento Mori means "Remember that you must die" or "Remember death". My freshman English professor from college would have been appalled, she thought we should all know Latin. I tend to agree with her, as she explained, it helps us understand our language and increase our vocabulary. (Also, I would then know common Latin phrases such as Memento Mori.)

Anyway, Memento Mori, the book, was everything you would expect from Muriel Spark - her insight, wit and clever (and not-so-clever) characters are delightful. It is now my second favorite of Spark's books - the first being The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, and my third, and only other, The Girls of Slender Means.