Mischief: Fay Weldon Selects Her Best Short Stories

By Fay Weldon

'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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Release date: Feb 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781784081010

Fay Weldon

Fay Weldon is a novelist, screenwriter and cultural journalist. Her novels include ‘The Life and Loves of a She-Devil’, ‘Puffball’, ‘Big Women’ and ‘Rhode Island Blues’. She has also published her autobiography ‘Auto da Fay’. Her most recent novel was the critically acclaimed ‘She May Not Leave’. She lives in Dorset.

Reviews for Mischief

[p.d.r.lindsay · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

oh, ouch and oh again! How could I forget the incisive intelligent writing of Fay Weldon? She cuts like a scalpel through sexual relationships and social mores. This collection of short stories, dating from the 70s, had me wincing and sighing and nodding in agreement. How could women allow themselves to get in such situations? Well, read these stories and see what Faye Weldon makes of humanity.Great writing in most cases. Heaps to think about and a lot to sigh over. Intelligent readers will really enjoy reading the stories. They area good read but a thinking read.