She-Clown, and other stories by Hannah Vincent

She-Clown, and other stories by Hannah Vincent

Hannah Vincent's short stories depict the ordinary and extraordinary lives of women coping with the demands of society, the demands of men, of their fellow women, of their own bodies. At the centre of each story is a woman engaged in an act of self-preservation.

In one story a young woman on the cusp of adulthood tries to express the horror and violence she perceives in the world around her, in another a teenage mother struggles to look after her child in the face of her obsession with the baby's father. One character experiences the freedom of the workplace while another perceives its constraints. One discovers how far her career has pushed her out to the margins of family life while another contemplates retirement. In the title story a woman catches a whiff of what respect and reciprocal attraction feels like.

Women in these stories are exhilarated to discover the joy and surprise of other women's company, they make bold sexual choices and go on night-time excursions. As grandmothers they give their grandchildren unsuitable presents.

Vincent, Hannah: - HANNAH VINCENTis a novelist and playwright. She is the author of two novels, Alarm Girl (Myriad, 2014) and The Weaning (Salt, 2018), and her plays have been performed at the Royal Court, London and on BBC Radio 4. She graduated from the University of East Anglia and has a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Sussex. She lives in Brighton, UK.

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ISBN 13	9781912408382
ISBN 10	1912408384
Title	She-Clown, and other stories
Author	Hannah Vincent
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Myriad Editions
Year published	2020-03-26
Number of pages	176
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