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Description
In Fay Weldon's 1983 classic, The Life and Loves of a She Devil, women fought men for power and won. But in 2018, the fight continues on a new front...
Ruth Patchett, the original She Devil, is eighty-four and keen to retire. She has worked hard to make the world as she wants it: women triumphant, men submissive. Now she is tired. Her business is done. The mantle of power and influence is up for grabs.
Who can take up the role? Valerie Valeria, hot-shot millennial and Ruth's PA, is ready and eager to inherit...
Product details
Published | 31 Mar 2017 |
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Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9781784979584 |
Imprint | Head of Zeus |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Elegantly written, sharply perceptive and fantastically good fun
Daily Mail
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She's a queen of words. A tribal elder
Caitlin Moran
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Funny, waspish and acute... A fierce retrospective on the achievements of the women's movement - and its cost - and a defiant hurrah for grumpy old women'
The Times
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One of our very best writers
The Sunday Times
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A brilliant black comedy
Mail on Sunday Event magazine
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Fay has been incredibly vocal about transgender issues, and her new book features her trademark black humour - and some shocking twists
Closer