An edition of Wicked Women (Weldon, Fay) (1995)

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An edition of Wicked Women (Weldon, Fay) (1995)

Wicked women

stories

1st ed.
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Twenty madcap stories in a world peopled with therapists who blithely destroy marriages and family ties, husbands and lovers whose greatest cruelty is their indifference, and clever women navigating the perils of domesticity. A social commentary by the author of Worst Fears.

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Language
English
Pages
311

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Cover of: Wicked women
Wicked women: stories
1997, The Atlantic Monthly Press
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Wicked women
Wicked women: stories
1997, Atlantic Monthly Press, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Wicked women
Wicked women: a collection of short stories
1995-12-04, Flamingo

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Table of Contents

Tales of wicked women.
End of the line --
Run and ask Daddy if he has any more money --
In the Great War (II) --
Not even a blood relation.
Tales of wicked men.
Wasted lives --
Love amongst the artists --
Leda and the swan.
Tales of wicked children.
Tale of Timothy Bagshott --
Valediction.
From the other side.
Through a dustbin, darkly --
A good sound marriage --
Web central.
Of love, pain and good cheer.
Pains --
A question of timing --
Red on black --
Knock-knock.
Going to the therapist.
Santa Claus's new clothes --
Baked Alaska --
The pardoner --
Heat haze.

Edition Notes

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6073.E374 W53 1997, PR6073.E374W53 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 311 p. ;
Number of pages
311

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24874608M
Internet Archive
wickedwomenstori00weld
ISBN 10
0871136813, 0871137011, 0871137372
ISBN 13
9780871136817, 9780871137012, 9780871137371
LCCN
96037499
OCLC/WorldCat
35919211
Amazon ID (ASIN)

First Sentence

""There's a girl called Weena Dodds on the end of the line," said Elaine Desmond."

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In this title. 20 stories profile therapists who blithely destroy marriages and family ties, husbands and lovers whose greatest cruelty is their indifference, and clever women navigating the perils and pitfalls of domesticity.

Description: vi, 311 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: Tales of wicked women. End of the line --
Run and ask Daddy if he has any more money --
In the Great War (II) --
Not even a blood relation. Tales of wicked men. Wasted lives --
Love amongst the artists --
Leda and the swan. Tales of wicked children. Tale of Timothy Bagshott --
Valediction. From the other side. Through a dustbin, darkly --
A good sound marriage --
Web central. Of love, pain and good cheer. Pains --
A question of timing --
Red on black --
Knock-knock. Going to the therapist. Santa Claus's new clothes --
Baked Alaska --
The pardoner --
Heat haze.

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