Wicked Women: StoriesOpen Road Media, 2013 M04 16 - 321 pages A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Wicked Women brings together twenty tales that lay bare the minds and hearts of men, women, and children Victims, liberators, blackmailers, healers, and ghosts—they’re just a few of the fascinating men and women you’ll meet in this stellar, boundary-defying anthology. From a heartless lover to a therapist who’s exposed for being a child hater, Weldon’s characters search for meaning, betray their vows, take pleasure in others’ misfortunes, or get pushed out of the family manse by their grasping offspring. Whether she’s depicting a child’s reaction to the chaotic lives of her parents, or envisioning a terrifying futuristic society, Fay Weldon wields her prolific pen like a sword. In a pre-apocalyptic world where nothing is sacred, Wicked Women reveals the infinite ability of men and women to wound, to grieve, and to love. |
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... What's he fucking afraid of ? " Weena demanded . " What's he so guilty about ? Ask him ! " Elaine did . " I am afraid of nothing and guilty about nothing , " said Defoe Desmond to his wife . " Tell Weena Dodds she can have her interview ...
... What's he fucking afraid of ? " Weena demanded . " What's he so guilty about ? Ask him ! " Elaine did . " I am afraid of nothing and guilty about nothing , " said Defoe Desmond to his wife . " Tell Weena Dodds she can have her interview ...
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... What a bitch she sounds . Just like my mother . " " Find out why the Defoe Desmond show was really axed , " said the editor of the New Age Times , who was thirtyish and had dark eyes as cold as Stalin's . " You're not going for the food ...
... What a bitch she sounds . Just like my mother . " " Find out why the Defoe Desmond show was really axed , " said the editor of the New Age Times , who was thirtyish and had dark eyes as cold as Stalin's . " You're not going for the food ...
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... What's a Gaian ? " you " There ! " she said , pleased . “ At last something I know , and don't . Gaia is mother earth as gestalt , a self - healing entity . " " Self - healing ? How consoling a notion , " Defoe observed . " You get so ...
... What's a Gaian ? " you " There ! " she said , pleased . “ At last something I know , and don't . Gaia is mother earth as gestalt , a self - healing entity . " " Self - healing ? How consoling a notion , " Defoe observed . " You get so ...
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Stories Fay Weldon. " What did you have in mind , ” demanded Defoe , now on his feet and pursuing Harry Wilcox . " Flush doors and an avocado bathroom suite ? " " Defoe dear , " said his wife , " calm down ... what ? " " Showing you up like.
Stories Fay Weldon. " What did you have in mind , ” demanded Defoe , now on his feet and pursuing Harry Wilcox . " Flush doors and an avocado bathroom suite ? " " Defoe dear , " said his wife , " calm down ... what ? " " Showing you up like.
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... what love can do for a man . " Oh God , darling , " he said , " it's you . " " We're just good friends , " said Weena . " Remember ? " " Come round and we'll talk about it , " said Bob . " What I want to talk about , " said Weena , " is ...
... what love can do for a man . " Oh God , darling , " he said , " it's you . " " We're just good friends , " said Weena . " Remember ? " " Come round and we'll talk about it , " said Bob . " What I want to talk about , " said Weena , " is ...
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Run and Ask Daddy If He Has Any More Money | |
Wasted Lives | |
Love Amongst the Artists | |
Tale of Timothy Bagshott | |
Through a Dustbin Darkly | |
A Good Sound Marriage | |
Pains | |
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