In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Here are tales of young love - successful or thwarted, intense or comic. From a wedding day for one, through the knotty problems of babies, their conception, arrival and impact on adult lives, to a Lothario receiving his just deserts, and the title story, where a schoolgirl's erotic daydreams during her Shakespeare homework go on to produce blushes of horror.
ISBN: | 9780749395452 |
Publication date: | 1st June 1996 |
Author: | Helen Simpson |
Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Vintage Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 160 pages |
Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Shorter Reads |