THE BESTSELLLING CLASSIC OF SIXTIES LONDON
'Touching, truthful and fresh - a tour de force' MARGARET DRABBLE
'Hilarious, heartbreaking' PARIS REVIEW
'Her art is ignited by voice' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN
'Exuberantly alive' SUNDAY TIMES
To think when I was a kid I planned to conquer the world and if anyone saw me now they'd say, 'She's had a rough night, poor cow.'
Joy - twenty-one, bleach-blonde, a head full of dreams - walks down Fulham Broadway in a maternity dress and high suede shoes, carrying her week-old baby. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat in Ruislip, all new lino and fitted carpets. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy to move in with Auntie Emm - and to grapple with motherhood, modelling and unreliable men. Exuberant, earthy and tender, Poor Cow was a revelatory portrait of sixties London life.
INTRODUCED BY MARGARET DRABBLE
| ISBN: | 9780349020853 |
| Publication date: | 22nd January 2026 |
| Author: | Nell Dunn |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 160 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Romance / Relationship Stories Family Drama Historical Fiction |
THE BESTSELLLING CLASSIC OF SIXTIES LONDON'Touching, truthful and fresh - a tour de force' MARGARET DRABBLE 'Hilarious, heartbreaking' PARIS REVIEW'Her art is ignited by voice' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN'Exuberantly alive' SUNDAY TIMESTo think when I was a kid I planned to conquer the world and if anyone saw me now they'd say, 'She's had a rough night, poor cow.'Joy - twenty-one, bleach-blonde, a head full of dreams - walks down Fulham Broadway in a maternity dress and high suede shoes, carrying her week-old baby. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat in Ruislip, all new lino and fitted carpets.
Poor Cow features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Romance / Relationship Stories, Family Drama, Historical Fiction
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
Poor Cow was written by Nell Dunn and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
Poor Cow has 160 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.