A Hard Time to Be a Father: Stories

By Fay Weldon

Book Overview

Fay Weldon won the Silver Pen Award for her last collection of stories, Wicked Women . Here are nineteen sparkling new tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents. Or... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582340110
• ISBN13: 9781582340111
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 1.1" x 5.8"

Customer Reviews

a real gem

I picked this book up on a whim while browsing and was so delighted with it that I shared it immediately with friends and family. I felt that many of the stories rang true with a realistic modernism, and the couple of ventures into futuristic sci-fi were interesting and satisfying. I recommend this book to all readers and expect that most women will recognize bits of themselves in the pages! A very enjoyable read. I am anxious to read more of Weldon's work.

A Hard Time to be a Father

Great storyteller. Full of delightful insights. Will find yourself saying "So true, so true." Could not put it down.

Very amusing stories.

I enjoyed this book greatly. Fay Weldon's writing can be as unattractive as Goya's art. This short story collection is very gripping but not hideous at all . Typically, of this author, there are some wicked characters portrayed. And there are some deadly accurate vignettes focused on New Zealanders and the English: somewhat brutal, but nothing unfair. There are some optimistic stories included which might be inspirational, particularly with parent / child themes. I couldn't put it down.