'She's a Queen of Words' CAITLIN MORAN.

'One of the great lionesses of modern English literature' HARPER'S BAZAAR.

'Readable, articulate and fascinating' THE SCOTSMAN.

'Outrageously funny' DAILY EXPRESS.

'Sharp, witty, incisive' THE TIMES.

'Wise, knowing, forthright' INDEPENDENT.

Reviewers have been describing Fay Weldon's inimitable voice for years. Now, here is Fay Weldon in her own words. Choosing and and introducing twenty-one of her favourite short stories written throughout her fifty year career as one of Britain's foremost novelists. Included as a bonus is a new novella, The Ted Dreams, a ghost story for the age of cyber culture, big pharma, and surveillance.