In this collection - Simpson's third - each short story complements the others in depicting the hectic, day-to-day whirlpool of women's lives, at work, at home, and on holiday. Confronted by situations ranging from excruciating to hilarious, there will be a high-recognition factor for many readers.
Genre: General Fiction
Genre: General Fiction
Praise for this book
"It is the book's truthfulness that makes it both intensely tragic and intensely comic." - A S Byatt
"A collection that includes some of the most sensitive, insightful and finely-crafted stories I have ever read." - Ruth Rendell
"A collection that includes some of the most sensitive, insightful and finely-crafted stories I have ever read." - Ruth Rendell
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