Before the War
Before the War
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An absorbing, inventive novel of love, death and aristocracy in inter-war London.
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Before the War by Fay Weldon
A novel of love, death and aristocracy in twenties London. Consider Vivien in November 1922. She is twenty-four, and a spinster. She wears fashionably droopy clothes, but she is plain and – worse – intelligent. Fortunately, Vivien is rich, so she can bribe a man to marry her. What nobody knows is that Vivien is pregnant, and will die in childbirth in just a few months...
A romp of a read full of Weldon wit and wisdom, as well as sumptuous period detail * Daily Mail *
Wise and witty.. filled with sharp observations' * The Times *
The quirky, singular writing style takes some getting used to, but this triumphs in the end with its unique characters and playfully ironic voice * The Irish Sun *
A cool, sparkling, delicious book... This is one of those rare works of fiction that will make seasoned novelists gasp... while also offering the reader a breeze of a story' * The Australian *
A daredevil combination of farce and satire... shades of Oscar Wilde, Evelyn Waugh, P. G. Wodehouse and John Fowles * TLS *
Looking down at her cast from amused heights, Weldon punctures their pretensions and double standards with piquant observations, keeps a detached eye on the power politics of their relationships, but also caricatures them * Guardian *
Lively... wry social satire' * New York Times *
Weldon, still at the top of her powers, serves up elegant prose that is witty, ironic - and emotionally distanced * North & South magazine *
If I had to recommend just one name to the uninformed young woman who curls her lip at the word "feminist" today, I would tell her to read Fay Weldon. Not only for Weldon's vision of gender justice, but for her take-no-prisoners approach to fiction. Her plots move swiftly; her gaze is unsettlingly direct; her sentences can draw blood * The Hindu. *
Wise and witty.. filled with sharp observations' * The Times *
The quirky, singular writing style takes some getting used to, but this triumphs in the end with its unique characters and playfully ironic voice * The Irish Sun *
A cool, sparkling, delicious book... This is one of those rare works of fiction that will make seasoned novelists gasp... while also offering the reader a breeze of a story' * The Australian *
A daredevil combination of farce and satire... shades of Oscar Wilde, Evelyn Waugh, P. G. Wodehouse and John Fowles * TLS *
Looking down at her cast from amused heights, Weldon punctures their pretensions and double standards with piquant observations, keeps a detached eye on the power politics of their relationships, but also caricatures them * Guardian *
Lively... wry social satire' * New York Times *
Weldon, still at the top of her powers, serves up elegant prose that is witty, ironic - and emotionally distanced * North & South magazine *
If I had to recommend just one name to the uninformed young woman who curls her lip at the word "feminist" today, I would tell her to read Fay Weldon. Not only for Weldon's vision of gender justice, but for her take-no-prisoners approach to fiction. Her plots move swiftly; her gaze is unsettlingly direct; her sentences can draw blood * The Hindu. *
Weldon's work includes more than twenty novels, five collections of short stories, several children's books, nonfiction books, magazine articles, and a number of plays written for television, radio, and the stage. She was awarded a CBE in 2001.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781784082062 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784082066 |
| Title | Before the War |
| Author | Fay Weldon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2016-03-10 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |