A wonderful collection of short stories published to celebrate an award which has its links with the great Virginia Woolf. The collection provides a wonderful opportunity to try out both new and established writers; those shortlisted for the Asham Short Story prize as well as stories from some well known contemporary writers including Lynne Truss (of Eats, Shoots and Leaves fame), Helen Dunmore and Marina Warner. Get reading.
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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New collection of wonderful short stories by women
‘As a woman I have no country. As a woman my country is the whole world’ Virginia Woolf
Our world has been conjured by the talented writers collected here. These wonderful and evocative stories have a truly international flavour, taking us from icy Alaska to the burnt outback of Australia, and include tales of murder, loss of innocence, revenge, heroism and hope.
This vibrant collection contains new stories by Helen Dunmore, Trezza Azzopardi, Helen Simpson, Louise Doughty, Marina Warner and Lynne Truss plus twelve stories from the unpublished writers who were shortlisted for the Asham Short-Story Prize 2005.
Asham House in Sussex was once home to Virginia and Leonard Woolf and is the inspiration behind the Asham Award. Launched in 1996 to support and encourage new writers, it is Britain’s only prize for short stories by women.
Don't Know A Good Thing features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, General Fiction, Fiction
Don't Know A Good Thing is available in Paperback
Don't Know A Good Thing was written by Kate Pullinger and published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Don't Know A Good Thing has 207 pages
£13.49
