Contemporary women's short stories : an anthology

Author(s)

• Hill, Susan

Bibliographic Information

Contemporary women's short stories : an anthology

selected and introduced by Susan Hill

（Penguin books）

Penguin Books, 1995

Other Title

CV:The penguin books of contemporary women's short stories

Description and Table of Contents

Description

These are tales of love, accidentally momentous meetings and the tormented relationships between parents and children; stories about growing up and old age; about domesticity and slick city living. The contributors include Alice Munro, Angela Carter, Helen Simpson and Leonora Brito.

Table of Contents

• "Shepherd's Bush", Maeve Binchy
• "Body and Soul", Leonora Brito
• "Peter and the Wolf", Angela Carter
• "Scorched Earth", Judith Condon
• "The Bridesmaid", Judy Corballs
• "The Pool", Daphne Du Maurier
• "Swans", Janet Frame
• "Up North", Mavis Gallant
• "Frostbite", Janice Galloway
• "Revenge", Ellen Gilchrist
• "The Redhead", Penelope Gilliatt
• "Some Are Born to Sweet Delight", Nadine Gordimer
• "The Thorn", Mary Gordon
• "Lilacs", Mary Lavin
• "Innocent Pleasures", Olivia Manning
• "The Wrong Vocation", Moy McCrory
• "Sweetie Rationing", Candia McWilliam
• "The Peace of Utrecht", Alice Munro
• "The Immigrant Story", Grace Paley
• "The Fifteen Dollar Eagle", Sylvia Plath
• "Language", Mary Scott
• "What Are Neighbours For", Helen Simpson
• "Violet", Frances Towers
• "June Afternoon", Christa Wolf.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA26676756
• ISBN:
  • 0140170928
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 339 p.
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • DC20 : 823.01089287
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00474814