
Poor Cow : A Virago Modern Classic
by Nell Dunn
Title:
Poor Cow : A Virago Modern Classic
Author:
Nell Dunn
Series (if any):
Virago Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
160 pages
Publisher:
Hachette UK Distribution
ISBN-13:
9780349020853
EAN:
9780349020853
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
254
Dimensions (mm):
125 x 198 x 11
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
THE BESTSELLLING CLASSIC OF SIXTIES LONDON'Touching, truthful and fresh - a tour de force' MARGARET DRABBLE 'Hilarious, heartbreaking' PARIS REVIEW'Her art is ignited by voice' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN'Exuberantly alive' SUNDAY TIMESTo think when I was a kid I planned to conquer the world and if anyone saw me now they'd say, 'She's had a rough night, poor cow.'Joy - twenty-one, bleach-blonde, a head full of dreams - walks down Fulham Broadway in a maternity dress and high suede shoes, carrying her week-old baby. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat in Ruislip, all new lino and fitted carpets. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy to move in with Auntie Emm - and to grapple with motherhood, modelling and unreliable men. Exuberant, earthy and tender, Poor Cow was a revelatory portrait of sixties London life. INTRODUCED BY MARGARET DRABBLE























