'In this dazzling collection of short stories, Fiona Cooper turns her witty gaze on a kaleidoscopic mix of characters. Here are wronged lovers and passionate dreamers; dole-queue heroes and French-Resistance heroines; children taking faltering steps in a chaotic world and waltzing grannies; religious fanatics, true believers, painters, and penguins. Interspersed with the joyously whimsical are tales that turn a searchlight on our deepest hopes and our darkest fears. Wry and ironic, this is nevertheless a celebration of love from a writer very firmly on the side of the angels.'
Contents:
Aubade: The Maggots of Enlightenment
Recession
Kid's Stuff
Fugue (first appeared in Writing Women, Christmas 1990)
Off Season
Taking Mae West on Holiday
Early One Morning
Hay, Hell, and Booligal
Ilsa's War
Brightly Shone the Moon that Night (first appeared in The Plot Against Mary (1992, The Women's Press)
Oh, How I Love You
Orchids to You, Dear
I Believe in Angels
Warm
One that Got Away
Stars
Time After Time
Details
| ISBN | 185242284X |
|---|---|
| Copyright Date | 1993 |
| Publication Date | April 1, 1993 |
| Publisher | Serpent's Tail |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 154 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | Not Rated |
| Genre | Fiction; Short Story Collection (Single Author) |