The Bread and Butter Stories
  • Published:
    Sep-1999
  • Formats:
    Print
  • Main Genre:
    General Fiction
  • Pages:
    272
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Reminiscent of Elizabeth von Arnim and Elizabeth Taylor, these 15 recently discovered short stories by the author of The Borrowers are wonderful period pieces about being an upper-middle class woman in the 1940s and early 50s. Many are reminiscent of Brief Encounter with their longings for adventure or romance to break the stifling constraints on their lives. Here are respectable conventional women settled into dull marriages finding themselves entertaining the notion of an affair while on holiday; a dowdy woman who suddenly decides to have her face done and take the GBP1.00 post-office savings and blow it on a fine hat. Then there are funny, satirical pieces: useful knowledge like curing cold feet at bedtime, a sideways look at acting for a television drama and a very entertaining and fascinating piece on Writing for Children which includes dialogue with an editor who wants short words and happy stories. Written with a wry and gentle humour, the collection makes for fascinating reading.
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    • First Edition
    • Sep-1999
    • Virago Press (UK)
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 1860496415
    • ISBN13: 9781860496417
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    • Jan-1998
    • Virago Press (UK)
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1860495710
    • ISBN13: 9781860495717
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    • Sep-2000
    • ISIS Audio Books
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 0753161133
    • ISBN13: 9780753161135
    • Large Print
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    • Jan-2001
    • ISIS Large Print Books
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 0753160676
    • ISBN13: 9780753160671
    • Large Print



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