The Spa Decameron

Fay Weldon

ISBN 10: 1847240933 / ISBN 13: 9781847240934

Published by Quercus, 2007

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[Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Fay Weldon Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Ten high achieving ladies are gathered together in the week between Christmas and the New Year, at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking, through Botox, aromatherapy and general all round pampering, a new beginning to their lives. The Ladies lounge around in the Jacuzzi, drinking champagne and eating chocolate telling each other the stories of their lives. Starting with the Trophy wife's tale: her spell in a Greek prison has left her in serious need of a makeover; the Brain Surgeon's tale: of twins and mistaken identity; the Judge's tale: of the sex change which allowed him to judge the pleasures of the bedchamber from both male and female perspectives. The manicurist, the public speaker, the journalist, the company director, the ex vicar's wife, the screenwriter, all share their stories, ending with the stepmother's tale, a reversal of Cinderella's fate, with the stepmother as victim Sparkling, witty, always compassionate and occasionally libidinous, Fay Weldon's new novel recalls Boccaccio's late medieval masterwork, The Decameron. Boccaccio dedicated his book to the ladies of his time, who were forced to hide their amorous passions under a veil of discretion, while men were free to indulge theirs.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spa Decameron
• Publisher: Quercus
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847240933
• ISBN 13: 9781847240934
• Binding: Secondhand, Paperback
• Book Type: Secondhand, Paperback

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Synopsis

"It is the week between Christmas and New Year's, and ten high-achieving ladies are gathered at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking to rejuvenate themselves with Botox, aromatherapy, and all-around pampering. They lounge around in the Jacuzzi, sipping champagne and telling each other the story of their lives: the Trophy Wife's tale of her spell in a Greek prison; the Brain Surgeon's story of twins and mistaken identity; and the Judge's sex change, which allowed him to explore the pleasures of the bedroom from both male and female perspectives. The manicurist, the public speaker, the journalist, the company director, the ex-vicar's wife, and the screenwriter all share their stories, ending with the stepmother's tale - a reversal of Cinderella's fate, with the stepmother as the victim." Fay Weldon offers a glimpse of the despairs and dalliances of a set of high-powered women who have burned paths through - and sometimes been burned by - their worlds and the men within them. The Spa is a darkly funny book of confessions from ten women who, despite prejudice, imprisonment, domestic catastrophes, and romantic debacles, have risen to the top of their respective worlds.

About the Author

Fay Weldon is one of Britain's best loved and most respected authors. She lives in Dorset with her husband, the poet Nick Fox.