Mischief: Fay Weldon Selects Her Best Short Stories

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Mischief: Fay Weldon Selects Her Best Short Stories
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Fay Weldon
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:400
Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 130
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781784081034
Audience
General
Edition UK Airports ed

Publishing Details

Publisher Head of Zeus
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publication Date 12 February 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

'She's a Queen of Words' CAITLIN MORAN. 'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature' HARPER'S BAZAAR. 'Readable, articulate and fascinating' THE SCOTSMAN. 'Outrageously funny' DAILY EXPRESS. 'Sharp, witty, incisive' THE TIMES. 'Wise, knowing, forthright' INDEPENDENT. Reviewers have been describing Fay Weldon's inimitable voice for years. Now, here is Fay Weldon in her own words. Choosing and and introducing twenty-one of her favourite short stories written throughout her fifty year career as one of Britain's foremost novelists. Included as a bonus is a new novella, The Ted Dreams, a ghost story for the age of cyber culture, big pharma, and surveillance.

Author Biography

Weldon's work includes more than twenty novels, five collections of short stories, several children's books, nonfiction books, magazine articles, and a number of plays written for television, radio, and the stage. She was awarded a CBE in 2001.

Reviews

'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature.' Harper's Bazaar. 'A sparkling river of wit.' Mail on Sunday. 'Weldon's stories pull no punches.' Independent on Sunday.