Nell Dunn Poor Cow (Paperback) Virago Modern Classics (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Poor CowCondition: NewEAN: 9781844089819ISBN: 9781844089819Publisher: Virago Press LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/01/2013Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 128mmItem Width: 11mmItem Weight: 118gAuthor: Nell DunnLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A Virago Modern ClassicISBN-10: 1844089819Description: THE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY NELL DUNN'Her art is ignited by voice . . . as you hear it, is unquestionable' ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN 'Touching, truthful and fresh' MARGARET DRABBLE 'Nell Dunn's hilarious, heartbreaking Poor Cow, about a single mother in sixties London' PARIS REVIEW Joy - also called Blossom, Sunshine and Blondie by the men in her life - walks down Fulham Broadway carrying her week-old baby, Jonny. She is twenty-one with bleached hair, high suede shoes and a head full of dreams. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat - 'the world was our oyster and we chose Ruislip'. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy and Jonny to move in with Auntie Emm. This is Joy's story: an exuberant, pink-lipsticked, tale of London life, love and young motherhood in the sixties . . . Poor Cow explores the life of a young working-class girl in the swinging sixties as she navigates the consequences of her decisions. Nell Dunn's 1967 novel was also made into a film directed by Ken Loach.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Virago Modern ClassicsRelease Year: 2013 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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