Wayward Girls & Wicked Women: An Anthology of Stories - Paperback
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780140103717ISBN-10:140103716UPC:9780140103717Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Anthologies (multiple authors), LiterarySize:7.88 x 5.00 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SC2GTSDGPP
Wayward Girls & Wicked Women: An Anthology of Stories
In Elizabeth Jolley's "The Last Crop," a seemingly guileless woman cons a man out of his land. In Leonora Carrinton's "The Debutante," a young girl sends a hyena to her coming-out ball, with disastrous results. The title character in Frances Towers's "Violet" uses her talent for witchcraft with wicked intention. Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" faces a litany of her mother's strictures and admonishments,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Adult Hc/TrISBN-13:9780140103717ISBN-10:140103716UPC:9780140103717Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Anthologies (multiple authors), LiterarySize:7.88 x 5.00 x 0.77 inchesWeight:0.7716Product ID:SC2GTSDGPP
Angela Carter (1940 -1992) wrote nine novels and numerous short stories, as well as nonfiction, radio plays, and the screenplay for Neil Jordan's 1984 movie The Company of Wolves, based on her story. She won numerous literary awards, traveled and taught widely in the United States, and lived in London.
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