Fay Weldon Books
September 22, 1931 – January 4, 2023
Fay Weldon is an English author, essayist, and playwright whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women finding themselves trapped in oppressive situations often stemming from the patriarchal structure of British society. Her writing keenly dissects societal norms and explores the inner lives of characters striving for agency and freedom within restrictive environments. Through sharp wit and a satirical lens, Weldon exposes the hypocrisy and injustices faced by women.
Clifford Wexford, the rising star of a Sotheby's-like international art-auction house, and Helen Lally, the daughter of an eccentric artist, fall in love at first sight in the '60s and make each other perfectly miserable for the next 20 years. Their passionate squabbles lead to the disappearance of their beautiful three-year-old daughter Nell, whose subsequent bizarre adventures involve her with the motley likes of senile French devil worshippers and kind British drug-dealers. With characteristic arch wit, Fay Weldon spins a supple, modern-day fairytale, replete with heroes and heroines, evil-doers, fairy godmothers, castles and fateful coincidences.
Bram Stoker's Dracula Omnibus
- 576 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Dracula, Lair of the White Work, Dracula's Guest
Polaris and Other Stories
- 237 pages
- 9 hours of reading
This collection of short stories dealing with the perils of love, sex, and marrage includes "In the Great War," "The School Run," and "The Sad Life of the Rich"
Watching Me, Watching You
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
A distillation of our times: eleven short stories from this brilliant contemporary writer. ‘Watching Me, Watching You’ was Fay Weldon’s first collection of short stories. They vary widely in theme, while remaining avowedly feminist, sometimes bitter, sometimes angry, yet always handled with wit, irony and courage. A sense of sisterhood is one of the most important qualities a woman may possess and its loss, as in one particular story, ‘Alopecia’, can bring tragedy. On the other hand, in ‘Threnody’, a women’s commune can be gently mocked, and the failings of the leading characters are human rather than masculine. Fay Weldon’s observation is always wonderfully acute and ‘Watching Me, Watching You’ is dominated throughout by her humour and intensity of purpose, giving to these stories a marvellous strength and unity. CONTENTS Christmas tree -- Breakages -- Alopecia -- Man with no eyes -- Holy stones -- Threnody -- Angel, all innocence -- Spirit of the house -- Watching me, watching you -- Geoffrey and the Eskimo child -- Weekend -- The fat woman's joke.
From a wickedly funny writer who never fails to amuse comes a memoir that looks back on her life as wife, lover, playwright, novelist, feminist, antifeminist, and bon vivant.
Party Puddle
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
When Rex received his party invitation, he was in a bad temper and tore it up. His sister's tears and his Mother's scolding just made him angrier, so he crawled under the bed. The illustrations take the reader into Rex's dreams of fantastic parties. The author also wrote "Wolf the Mechanical Dog".
Leader of the Band
- 196 pages
- 7 hours of reading
"An ordinary person carried to extremes" is how Sandra Harris describes herself, though her outrageous behaviour may make readers doubt this. Fay Weldon has written many books including "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" which was made into a television serial.
Into the lives of four female friends erupts Leslie Beck, an old flame not quite extinguished, who catapults them into their murky past. Leslie is still a man with a life force - a force which he is more than willing to share with old and new friends, provided of course that they are women.
