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In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Here are tales of young love - successful or thwarted, intense or comic.
From a wedding day for one, through the knotty problems of babies, their conception, arrival and impact on adult lives, to a Lothario receiving his just deserts, and the title story, where a schoolgirl's erotic daydreams during her Shakespeare homework go on to produce blushes of horror.
From a wedding day for one, through the knotty problems of babies, their conception, arrival and impact on adult lives, to a Lothario receiving his just deserts, and the title story, where a schoolgirl's erotic daydreams during her Shakespeare homework go on to produce blushes of horror.
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This second collection of short stories by the author of the prize-winning Four Bare Legs in a Bed, recently nominated as one of Granta magazine's Best Young British Novelists, continues to explore ideas of independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies.
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"Of all contemporary writers, Simpson has the most honest, the most authentic voice" (The Times)
"Her stories can be read quickly, knocked back in a single, grateful gulp like an aperitif, or savoured with a slow, cool intoxication... She is Katherine Mansfield's natural successor" (Observer)
"Biting wit...has me laughing aloud" (Pat Barker)
"Simpson's wit defies formulaic feminism or, indeed, any other -ism... Very, very funny" (Evening Standard)
"Full of good jokes, wonderfully alert to irony and the possibilities of language" (Jonathan Coe)
"Her stories can be read quickly, knocked back in a single, grateful gulp like an aperitif, or savoured with a slow, cool intoxication... She is Katherine Mansfield's natural successor" (Observer)
"Biting wit...has me laughing aloud" (Pat Barker)
"Simpson's wit defies formulaic feminism or, indeed, any other -ism... Very, very funny" (Evening Standard)
"Full of good jokes, wonderfully alert to irony and the possibilities of language" (Jonathan Coe)
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- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0749395451
- ISBN 13 9780749395452
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- Number of pages160
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The third collection from Helen Simpson, prize-winning writer and master of the short story.In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Here are tales of young love - successful or thwarted, intense or comic.From a wedding day for one, through the knotty problems of babies, their conception, arrival and impact on adult lives, to a Lothario receiving his just deserts, and the title story, where a schoolgirl's erotic daydreams during her Shakespeare homework go on to produce blushes of horror. In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780749395452
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