{"product_id":"9781582340111","title":"A Hard Time to Be a Father : Stories","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA Hard Time to Be a Father\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Fay Weldon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFay Weldon won the Silver Pen Award for her last collection of stories, Wicked Women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are nineteen sparkling new tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents. Or alone. Stories of passion, desire and necessary restraint; of the near future, the recent past; of old habits, new technology; of won't-be mothers and would-be fathers; of houses ancient and modern. Stories, in fact, to enlighten us to the true and timeless nature of the human condition, in this new age of self-knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In her hands, nothing, truly nothing, is sacred.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Her omniscience puts one in mind of her great realist forebears, George Eliot and Doris Lessing.” —\u003ci\u003eMichele Roberts, The Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is a fizzy collection, so up to date you can still smell the paint . . . The spirit of storytelling is alive and well.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sizzles with intellectual energy and acerbic wit. Always bracing and full of zest.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Weldon is at her wry, risk-taking best . . . as always, Weldon takes no prisoners.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Vintage Weldon-no holds barred and incredibly funny.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Charlotte Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Weldon is masterful in her portrayals of females in the throes of so-called relationships. Elegantly written and bitingly smart.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Denver Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Weldon's beguiling narrative style . . . sweeps the reader convincingly away.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most cunning satirists of our time.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Indianapolis Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781582340111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40592826499278,"sku":"9781582340111","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_68bb521d-c6cc-4d91-9797-4d49a0f5830b.jpg?v=1637775161","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781582340111","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}