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Dear George and Other Stories
Helen Simpson
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Description for Dear George and Other Stories
Paperback. This second collection of short stories by the author of the prize-winning "Four Bare Legs in a Bed", recently nominated as one of Granta magazine's Best Young British Novelists, continues to explore ideas of independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780749395452
SKU
V9780749395452
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-18
About Helen Simpson
Helen Simpson's sixth short-story collection, Cockfosters, follows Four Bare Legs in a Bed (1990), Dear George (1995), Hey Yeah Right Get a Life (2000), Constitutional (2005) and In-Flight Entertainment (2010). A Bunch of Fives: Selected Stories (2012) includes five stories from each of her first five collections. She has received the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, ... Read more
Reviews for Dear George and Other Stories
Of all contemporary writers, Simpson has the most honest, the most authentic voice
The Times
Her stories can be read quickly, knocked back in a single, grateful gulp like an aperitif, or savoured with a slow, cool intoxication... She is Katherine Mansfield's natural successor
Observer
Biting wit...has me laughing aloud
... Read more
The Times
Her stories can be read quickly, knocked back in a single, grateful gulp like an aperitif, or savoured with a slow, cool intoxication... She is Katherine Mansfield's natural successor
Observer
Biting wit...has me laughing aloud
... Read more