Getting a Life: Stories by Helen Simpson

Getting a Life: Stories

Helen Simpson

208 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

Description

From the writer whose work has been described as sparingly tragic and unsparingly funny (Ruth Rendell) and shimmering with grace and savagery and wit (The Times, London), a new collection: nine stories about the blisses and irritations of domestic...

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Community Reviews Summary of 21 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
funny 50%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Average rating

3.64

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