Alice is 18, a student, has spiky hair and is an aspiring novelist who recoils at the idea of reading Jane Austen. Through letters, remimiscent of Jane Austen's to her own niece, Aunt Fay examines the rewards of such study, in a tribute to the writer, and an exploration of the craft of fiction.
Alice is 18, a student, has spiky hair and is an aspiring novelist who recoils at the idea of reading Jane Austen. Through letters, remimiscent of Jan...
This is a study of the shifting inter-relationships between three young couples, following the developments with sympathy and a certain ironic humour, through a span of twenty-five years. The action replay technique of television sporting coverage is here used to present the characters in different lights and situations by repeating the action, sometimes in quite brief scenes, with subtle and often radical differences, in order to examine a vast part of the male/female relationship.
This is a study of the shifting inter-relationships between three young couples, following the developments with sympathy and a certain ironic humour,...
When Natalie's husband, Harry, kisses her and their two children goodbye, departs for the office, and never returns, Natalie immediately blames herself. If she hadn't been cheating on her husband every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, he never would have left her for his secretary, a local beauty queen.
When Natalie's husband, Harry, kisses her and their two children goodbye, departs for the office, and never returns, Natalie immediately blames hersel...
You've written a book, triumphantly typed 'The End', but now, it seems, no-one wants to publish it. What do you do next? Author of over thirty novels, stories and screenplays, and tutor on the prestigious creative writing course at Bath Spa, Fay Weldon has a lifetime of wisdom to impart on the art of writing. Why Will No-One Publish My Novel? will delight and amuse, but it isn't just another how-to-write handbook: it shows you how not to write if you want to get published. 'Weaves literary lore with Weldon's considerable experience as a successful writer' Evening Standard. ...
You've written a book, triumphantly typed 'The End', but now, it seems, no-one wants to publish it. What do you do next? Author of over thirty novels,...