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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... 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.
... 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.
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... marriage. My husband was at the time a young scientist working for the Ministry. So the names on the Land Registry ... married. She was a very fishy woman. I am illegitimate. And I do not want you living in my family home; it will take ...
... marriage. My husband was at the time a young scientist working for the Ministry. So the names on the Land Registry ... married. She was a very fishy woman. I am illegitimate. And I do not want you living in my family home; it will take ...
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... wallet if he falls asleep after sex . It's policy . It repairs my self - esteem . " “ I was tired , " Defoe said . “ It was after the show . You had no mercy . I am a tired old married man . " " You could have fooled me , " she said.
... wallet if he falls asleep after sex . It's policy . It repairs my self - esteem . " “ I was tired , " Defoe said . “ It was after the show . You had no mercy . I am a tired old married man . " " You could have fooled me , " she said.
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... marriage to Elaine , and thence into weapons development , and finally , when his children were born , into the media . “ So , because you had a family to keep , " said Weena , " you couldn't follow your chosen path . Just think of it ...
... marriage to Elaine , and thence into weapons development , and finally , when his children were born , into the media . “ So , because you had a family to keep , " said Weena , " you couldn't follow your chosen path . Just think of it ...
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... married you for your money , " she said , " or rather for your ability to buy back the house I loved . Then I came to love you more than I loved the house . I thought I should be punished . " " I'll have to think about that one , " he ...
... married you for your money , " she said , " or rather for your ability to buy back the house I loved . Then I came to love you more than I loved the house . I thought I should be punished . " " I'll have to think about that one , " he ...
Contents
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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