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Stories and essays by the incomparable Caroline Blackwood described by the Observer as an expert analyst of female fury, acclaimed by The Times as a major talent. From its opening story an interview with the blackveiled, razor-tongued widow of a famous painter to its concluding autobiographical piece drawn from her wartime childhood at a boys prep school in Ireland, Good Night Sweet Ladies demonstrates the full range of Caroline Blackwoods elegant and ferocious talent. Of the ten stories included here, 'Tafts Wife' is a study of male promiscuity, while 'Who needs It?' is set in an American beauty salon. Recurring themes are the terror and pity inescapable in relationships; and in 'Marigolds Christmas', 'Olga' and 'Angelica' Caroline Blackwood confirms her reputation as a remarkable portrayer of women, as her society hostesses, harridans and ex-wives all blaze into life with a wonderfully sour and idiosyncratic wit.

Author

Caroline Blackwood

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published

1988

Language

EN

ISBN

9780140085228

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Humanities