Witty, heartbreaking, shocking, satirical: the short story can excite or sadden, entice or repulse. The one thing it can never be is dull. Now Victoria Hislop, passionate ambassador for the art of the short story, has collected 100 stories from her favourite women writers into one volume. Here are Man Booker Prize winners and Nobel Laureates, well-known feminists and famous wits, national treasures and rising stars. All handpicked by one of the nation's best-loved novelists, there's a story for every mood, mind-set and moment in life. Featuring an all star cast of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Angela Carter, Margaret Drabble, Penelope Fitzgerald, Miranda July, Doris Lessing, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Munro, Dorothy Parker and Virginia Woolf, The Story is the biggest and most beautiful collectino of women's short fictino in print today.
| ISBN: | 9781781851166 |
| Publication date: | 26th September 2013 |
| Author: | Victoria Hislop |
| Publisher: | Head of Zeus |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 796 pages |
| Primary Genre | Family Drama |
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Witty, heartbreaking, shocking, satirical: the short story can excite or sadden, entice or repulse. The one thing it can never be is dull. Now Victoria Hislop, passionate ambassador for the art of the short story, has collected 100 stories from her favourite women writers into one volume. Here are Man Booker Prize winners and Nobel Laureates, well-known feminists and famous wits, national treasures and rising stars. All handpicked by one of the nation's best-loved novelists, there's a story for every mood, mind-set and moment in life. Featuring an all star cast of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Angela Carter, Margaret Drabble, Penelope Fitzgerald, Miranda July, Doris Lessing, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Munro, Dorothy Parker and Virginia Woolf, The Story is the biggest and most beautiful collectino of women's short fictino in print today.
The Story Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories features in the following genres: Family Drama, Shorter Reads, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Fiction: special features, Recommendations
The Story Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories is available in Hardback
The Story Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories was written by Victoria Hislop and published by Head of Zeus
The Story Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories has 796 pages
