Watching Me, Watching You (Paperback)

Fay Weldon

ISBN 10: 0007109237 / ISBN 13: 9780007109234

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, London, 2003

About this Item

Paperback. A distillation of our times: eleven short stories from this brilliant contemporary writer. Watching Me, Watching You was Fay Weldons first collection of short stories. They vary widely in theme, while remaining avowedly feminist, sometimes bitter, sometimes angry, yet always handled with wit, irony and courage. A sense of sisterhood is one of the most important qualities a woman may possess and its loss, as in one particular story, Alopecia, can bring tragedy. On the other hand, in Threnody, a womens commune can be gently mocked, and the failings of the leading characters are human rather than masculine.Fay Weldons observation is always wonderfully acute and Watching Me, Watching You is dominated throughout by her humour and intensity of purpose, giving to these stories a marvellous strength and unity. A distillation of our times. Eleven short stories from this contemporary writer. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Watching Me, Watching You (Paperback)
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, London
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007109237
• ISBN 13: 9780007109234
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A distillation of our times: eleven short stories from this brilliant contemporary writer.

‘Watching Me, Watching You’ was Fay Weldon’s first collection of short stories. They vary widely in theme, while remaining avowedly feminist, sometimes bitter, sometimes angry, yet always handled with wit, irony and courage. A sense of sisterhood is one of the most important qualities a woman may possess and its loss, as in one particular story, ‘Alopecia’, can bring tragedy. On the other hand, in ‘Threnody’, a women’s commune can be gently mocked, and the failings of the leading characters are human rather than masculine.

Fay Weldon’s observation is always wonderfully acute and ‘Watching Me, Watching You’ is dominated throughout by her humour and intensity of purpose, giving to these stories a marvellous strength and unity.

About the Author

Fay Weldon (1931 – 2023) overcame hard times and odd jobs as a lone parent, before becoming one of the top advertising copywriters of her generation. She moved into TV drama (writing the pilot episode of the iconic series Upstairs, Downstairs in 1971) then turned to novels – including the Booker-shortlisted Praxis (1978) and the feminist classic The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1983). Fay was a Professor of Writing at Bath Spa University and was made a CBE for services to literature.