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But the ladies are wilful: they lounge around in the Jacuzzi, drinking champagne, eating permitted caviar and forbidden chocolate, and confessing the stories of their lives, startling and scandalous though these may be. Perhaps they have found a better therapy?
Witty, compassionate and casually libidinous, Fay Weldon's sparkling new novel, in its 10 days of storytelling, nods back to the Decameron of Boccaccio, who dedicated his book to the ladies of his time. They were forced to hide their amorous passions under a veil of discretion, while men stayed free to indulge theirs. Weldon's women, on the other hand, are women of today: no veil of discretion for them.
I really didn't know what this would be about when I
got it. I was very pleasantly surprized. It comprises about nine facinating short stories about women from different walks of life in different situations. Very, very good and I was so sorry to hear the story end. Great "chick lit".
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What an entertaining writer Fay Weldon is. This was a nice light-hearted read. A bit like several short stories stuck together, but then each book I've read from this author is quite different.