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Flamingo. Very Good. 6.11 x 1.11 x 8.11 inches. Paperback. 1996. 304 pages. <br>A collection of 16 diverse and all consuming stori es on the most serious of things, observed with ir… Mehr…
Flamingo. Very Good. 6.11 x 1.11 x 8.11 inches. Paperback. 1996. 304 pages. <br>A collection of 16 diverse and all consuming stori es on the most serious of things, observed with irony, humour and intrigue. Editorial Reviews Review Fay Weldon is a writer who understands the value of holding a grudge. Who can for get the years-long vengeance the heroine of her best-known book, The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, exacted on her faithless husba nd and the romance writer who stole him from her? Even the physic al extremes to which Weldon's scorned wife goes in order to remak e herself in the image of her rival--including broken bones and p lastic surgery--are worth it when she finally succeeds in destroy ing their lives. Horrifying as the conceit might seem in real lif e, Weldon's fictional revenge, whether served hot or cold, is a m ost tasty dish. In Wicked Women, a collection of short stories, F ay Weldon continues her one-writer crusade to ensure that bad peo ple get exactly what's coming to them. But if Fay Weldon's stor ies are dark, they are also savagely satirical. In Santa Claus's New Clothes, the children of a recently divorced father have some telling questions for their not-so-nice new stepmother, who also happens to be their father's former therapist. In Not Even a Blo od Relation, a mother turns the tables on her three heartless dau ghters in a manner sure to delight the reader. Weldon has a clear -eyed view of right and wrong--not for her are the concepts of no -fault divorce or infidelity without consequence--and in her fict ion, if not in life, victims receive Fay Weldon's fierce brand of justice. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable ed ition of this title. From Booklist Readers can always count on W eldon's fiction for sophisticated entertainment, and her latest b ook, a collection of short stories, will not fail them. Although not especially known for her work in the short form, she shows he r usual flair for pungent delivery of social commentary. Her fran k, funny, and painfully truthful stories--piquant examinations of the annoyances and even dilemmas of contemporary life--feature i maginative contexts as framework and brilliant word choice as mat erial. In one story, a past affair rears its risky head (The past may be another country, but there are frequent international fli ghts from there to here); in another, the relationship between a man and his long-distance mistress has changed with the times, mu ch like the eastern European city in which she lives (a thinly di sguised Prague). In yet another story, a woman's dream conjures u p her grandmother, with whom she shares her fears about her marri age. This marvelously enticing collection could well bring hesita nt short story readers to an appreciation of the form. Brad Hoope r --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Kirkus Reviews The antagonists who populate th ese 20 stories are indeed very wicked (no surprise to readers of Weldon's 21 novels, including Worst Fears, 1996), but they're not always women. Both sexes and all ages come in for some merry twe aking by this master of sexual satire--making this outing a famil iar pleasure for old fans and a thoroughly satisfying introductio n for newcomers. When Defoe Desmond's middle-aged wife confronts him about his affair in End of the Line,'' she's covered with whi te ash (she happens to be cleaning the fireplace), and when she k isses him she leaves the ashy mark of death on his cheek. What be tter indicator that it's time for Defoe to bail out with the fien dishly seductive Weena Dodds, a New Age Times journalist itching to move into the manor house? Weena is certainly evil (she specia lizes in married men, taking pleasure in ruining their lives and leaving them begging as she moves on to greener pastures), but th ere comes a day when even the cleverest siren racks up one too ma ny enemies. On the other hand, it's sometimes the man who turns o ut to be cold- blooded, as in Wasted Lives,'' whose film-executiv e narrator casually dumps his Eastern European mistress the momen t he learns that she's pregnant with his child. In Valediction,'' an aging couple's children show their true colors by trying to p ush said parents out of the family home. And in Through a Dustbin , Darkly,'' a ghost works her vengeance by pushing her former hus band's young second wife to burn down the house they live in. Eve ry kind of evil that lurks in the heart is gleefully explored in all its permutations here, and somehow it all ends up very cheeri ng--wherein lies Weldon's tremendous talent. Though the stories d ate from as far back as 1972, and in one or two cases their age s hows, there are far more hits than misses in this unsentimental e ducation in the war between the sexes. -- Copyright ®1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an ou t of print or unavailable edition of this title. From the Back C over With Wicked Women, Fay Weldon has created an incisive collec tion of stories, turning her sharp eye on love, men, therapy, and the myriad of self-deceptions we depend on. Here we meet nuclear scientist Defoe Desmond, a post-Cold War irrelevancy, who is ine ptly drawn to a youthful, wily, husband-stealing New Age journali st; three sisters named Edwina, Thomasina, and Davida, who are ap palled when their mother finally gives their father a male heir-t wo years after his death; and Paula, who keeps so still waiting t o hear evidence of her husband's adultery that she does not notic e she's giving birth. Weldon's world is peopled with therapists w ho blithely destroy marriages and family ties, husbands and lover s whose greatest cruelty is their detachment, and clever women na vigating the perils and pitfalls of domesticity. Her wicked humor and seasoned wisdom are as evident here as always-and tempered b y great compassion for the foibles of the human heart. A bristl ing new collection of stories . . . Weldon has become one of the most cunning moral satirists of our time.-The New York Times Book Review It is Fay Weldon's gift that the humor she writes seems to emerge unbidden from the weirdness of human nature and the in scrutable equation of the relationship between the sexes.-Chicago Tribune A latter-day Aesop of wronged women, Fay Weldon specia lizes in satiric moral tales in which divine justice is granted t o the abandoned wife or forsaken daughter. Weldon's wit is as sha rp as ever.-People Fay Weldon's comic shafts have never been be tter directed, her acid tone has never had more of the real Tabas co taste and her ironies have never been more outrageous. . . . [ An] entirely satisfactory collection.-Star-Ledger Fay Weldon was born in England, raised in New Zealand, and received her M.A. in economics and psychology from St. Andrews University in Scotland. She is the author of twenty-two novels, including Big Girls Don' t Cry, Worst Fears, Splitting, and The Life and Loves of a She-De vil. She lives in London. --This text refers to an out of print o r unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal In the se 20 stories, some previously published, Weldon continues to pur sue the themes of love, relationships, and family with the humor and poignancy that have made her other writings (e.g., Worst Fear s, LJ 5/15/96) so engaging. Delivering these themes with varying degress of satire, sincerity, and subtlety, she offers intricate moments in the lives of defeated lovers, insecure cuckolds, perpl exed offspring, daring widow/ers, keen children, and underdogs wh o overcome the oppression of love. Weldon brings together all fac ets of the relationship race with a unique mastery, using sharp a nd cultivated prose. Recommended for all libraries. -?Judith A. A kalaitis, Chicago, Ill. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable editio n of this title. Review With the year 2000 and its tidy string o f zeroes reawakening our eternal longing for conclusive endings, Weldon's wrap-ups are eloquent and absolute. They are born of her belief in the dogged persistence of genetic bonds and in an unco mpromising universe of clear rights and wrongs with their own ine vitable consequences. -- The New York Times Book Review, Deborah Mason --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable editio n of this title. ., Flamingo, 1996, 3, Boca Raton (FL): "BarCharts, Inc", 2006. Unstated Edition. Laminated Sheets. 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