After hard times and odd jobs as a lone parent, Fay Weldon became one of the top advertising copywriters of her generation. She moved to TV drama (writing the pilot episode of the iconic series Upstairs Downstairs) then turned to novels – including the classic The Life and Loves of a She Devil and The Cloning of Joanna May. She was made a CBE for services to literature and was a Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
Awards: LA Times (1989) see all
Genres: Historical, General Fiction
Series
Love & Inheritance
1. Habits of the House (2012)
2. Long Live the King (2013)
3. The New Countess (2013)
1. Habits of the House (2012)
2. Long Live the King (2013)
3. The New Countess (2013)
Novels
The Fat Woman's Joke (1968)
aka ... And the Wife Ran Away
Down Among the Women (1971)
Female Friends (1974)
Little Sisters (1974)
aka Words of Advice
Remember Me (1976)
Praxis (1978)
Puffball (1980)
The President's Child (1982)
The Heart of the Country (1986)
The Shrapnel Academy (1986)
The Hearts and Lives of Men (1987)
Leader of the Band (1988)
The Cloning of Joanna May (1989)
Darcy's Utopia (1990)
Growing Rich (1992)
Life Force (1992)
Question of Timing (1992)
Affliction (1993)
aka Trouble
Splitting (1995)
Worst Fears (1995)
Big Women (1997)
aka Big Girls Don't Cry
Rhode Island Blues (2000)
The Bulgari Connection (2001)
Mantrapped (2004)
She May Not Leave (2005)
The Spa Decameron (2007)
aka The Spa
The Stepmother's Diary (2008)
Chalcot Crescent (2009)
Kehua! (2010)
aka ... And the Wife Ran Away
Down Among the Women (1971)
Female Friends (1974)
Little Sisters (1974)
aka Words of Advice
Remember Me (1976)
Praxis (1978)
Puffball (1980)
The President's Child (1982)
The Heart of the Country (1986)
The Shrapnel Academy (1986)
The Hearts and Lives of Men (1987)
Leader of the Band (1988)
The Cloning of Joanna May (1989)
Darcy's Utopia (1990)
Growing Rich (1992)
Life Force (1992)
Question of Timing (1992)
Affliction (1993)
aka Trouble
Splitting (1995)
Worst Fears (1995)
Big Women (1997)
aka Big Girls Don't Cry
Rhode Island Blues (2000)
The Bulgari Connection (2001)
Mantrapped (2004)
She May Not Leave (2005)
The Spa Decameron (2007)
aka The Spa
The Stepmother's Diary (2008)
Chalcot Crescent (2009)
Kehua! (2010)
Collections
Watching Me, Watching You (1981)
Polaris (1985)
Moon Over Minneapolis (1991)
Angel, All Innocence (1995)
Wicked Women (1995)
A Hard Time to Be a Father (1998)
Nothing to Wear and Nowhere to Hide (2002)
Poolside (2007) (with others)
Great Escapes (2008) (with others)
Mischief (2015)
Polaris (1985)
Moon Over Minneapolis (1991)
Angel, All Innocence (1995)
Wicked Women (1995)
A Hard Time to Be a Father (1998)
Nothing to Wear and Nowhere to Hide (2002)
Poolside (2007) (with others)
Great Escapes (2008) (with others)
Mischief (2015)
Novellas and Short Stories
The Rules of Life (1987)
Wolf the Mechanical Dog (1988)
The Roots of Violence (1989)
Party Puddle (1989)
The Ted Dreams (2014)
Wolf the Mechanical Dog (1988)
The Roots of Violence (1989)
Party Puddle (1989)
The Ted Dreams (2014)
Non fiction show
Omnibus editions show
Books containing stories by Fay Weldon
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Fay Weldon recommends
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