The Heart of the Country (King Penguin) - Softcover

Weldon, Fay

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9780140103977: The Heart of the Country (King Penguin)

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ISBN 10: 014010397X ISBN 13: 9780140103977

Publisher: Penguin Books, 1990

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Abandoned by her husband, Natalie Harris feels terribly wronged despite her own long-term extramarital affair and, unable to handle the responsibilities of home and family by herself, joins forces with a welfare mother to enact revenge on their oppressors

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About the Author:

Weldon's work includes more than twenty novels, five collections of short stories, several children's books, nonfiction books, magazine articles, and a number of plays written for television, radio, and the stage. She was awarded a CBE in 2001.

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The strikingly inventive British author ( The Shrapnel Academy , The Life and Loves of a She-Devil ) delivers another biting satire on men's inhumanity to women. Weldon sets the scene in a small town where upper-class Natalie is left suddenly penniless after her husband scarpers with his secretary. Sonia, a woman similarly deserted but accustomed to coping with draconian welfare officials, gives Natalie and her children shelter as well as priceless advice. As local males lust for Natalie's body (and the posh house they assume will come with it), Sonia plans a twist on the annual town carnival, a demonstration hinted at throughout the narrative, and occuring at the novel's horrifying conclusion. This strong story about damaged lives is memorable as well for the lusty humor that makes all Weldon's books irresistible. Literary Guild, Doubleday Book Club alternates.
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