Head of Zeus

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The Story: Loss: Great Short Stories for Women by Women

edited by Victoria Hislop

'I think few of the stories in Loss will leave readers cold...'

Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars.

All the stories in this volume are about loss: lost lives, lost loves, lost innocence, even a lost leopard. The many ways in which loss touches our lives are shown in these varied stories.

CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Mansfield, Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy Parker, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, Elizabeth Taylor, Jean Rhys, Anna Kavan, Muriel Spark, Ellen Gilchrist, Penelope Fitzgerald, Lorrie Moore, Hilary Mantel, Susan Hill, Colette Paul, Yiyun Li, Helen Simpson, Edna O'Brien, Edith Pearlman, Emma Donoghue, Carrie Tiffany and Lucy Wood.

Head of Zeus * Fiction

26 Sep 2013 * 368pp * £2.99 * 9781781857304

REVIEWS

'This huge, beautiful book is a treasure chest ... a collection so good, it's essential'

The Times

'A celebration of female writers with contributions from many of our favourites'

Good Housekeeping

'Beautiful ... glittering ... The scope is wide, rich and often unexpected ... it blows Bridget out of the water'

Independent

'[This] has given me more pleasure this year than almost all the rest of my reading put together.'

Mariella Frostrup

'A rich feast.'

Nigella Lawson

Editor

Victoria Hislop

Victoria Hislop is the bestselling author of five novels, including The Island and The Return, and a collection of short stories, The Last Dance and Other Stories. Her books have been translated into 30 languages. www.victoriahislop.com.

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