The Muse
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The Muse is the story of a female friendship, one that shaped both author and subject over decades.
Nell Dunn Books
This English author is celebrated for her sharp insights into working-class life. Her works, often set against vibrant urban backdrops, are characterized by raw realism and authentic language. She masterfully captures the everyday struggles, desires, and relationships of ordinary people. Her narratives offer a candid and memorable reading experience.
A two act play fro a cast of one man and 5 women.Steaming is set in the Turkish Bath of a run-down Public Baths in the East End of London, where five women regularly meet to bathe, relax, and share their troubles.
Poor Cow
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Nell Dunn's 1967 novel which was made into a film directed by Ken Loach
Up The Junction
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Published in 1963 Up the Junction won the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize, was adapted into a film and was the inspiration for the song of the same name
Talking to women
- 170 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Dunn transcribes nine informal interviews she recorded with young women she happened to be near and around in the year 1964. They are friends across the class system, from factory worker Kathy to socialite Suna, with a particular eye to women marking themselves out creatively and against the odds. Dunn describes these women as sharing more than a common time and age; they've "severed themselves from some of the conventional forms of living and thinking."
