Susie Boyt

A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers.'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror'Where power and feminist rage meet' StylistBANSHEE. DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO.For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story. In this blazing cauldron of a book, sixteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.STORIES BY: Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Annie Hodson, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O'Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie, Ali Smith, with an Introduction by Sandi Toksvig

'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist______________________________A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers:Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O'Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie and Ali Smith - introduced by Sandi Toksvig. DRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. HARRIDAN. MUCKRAKER. SPITFIRE. VITUPERATOR. CHURAIL. TERMAGANT. FURY. WARRIOR. VIRAGO. For centuries past, and all across the world, there are words that have defined and decried us. Words that raise our hackles, fire up our blood; words that tell a story.In this blazing cauldron of a book, fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers have taken up their pens and reclaimed these words, creating an entertaining and irresistible collection of feminist tales for our time.'A slick collection of clever tales, with something for bluestockings and banshees alike' Guardian'Delightful, thought-provoking' Louisa Young, Perspectives

Det här är berättelsen om Ruth och Lily. Och om den frånvarande Eleanor som är dotter till Ruth och mamma till Lily, men som oftast lever i en dimma, i en lägenhet man helst inte vill besöka. När Lily föddes fick Ruth omedelbart kliva in – hon överlämnade bara ett kuvert med sedlar, tog den lilla flickan, så fick det vara med den saken – sedan dess har de byggt ett liv tillsammans, i askan av det som gått förlorat. "Älskad och saknad" är en roman om mödrar och döttrar, om missbruk och missriktad kärlek. Om att älska sina närmaste, oavsett vad det kostar. Sedan boken kom ut 2021 har den gjort ett segertåg över världen, och ständigt funnit nya läsare som blivit trollbundna av dess osentimentala men förtröstansfulla blick på Ruth och Lily och deras kamp för ett bra liv.

With her daughter in the throes of drug addiction, a mother takes over the care of her granddaughter--and is transformed by the bond that forms between them--in this warm, sharp-witted, and psychologically acute story of familial love by a praised British novelist. Ruth is a woman who believes in and despairs of the curative power of love. Her daughter, Eleanor, who is addicted to drugs, has just had a baby, Lily. Ruth adjusts herself in ways large and small to give to Eleanor what she thinks she may need--nourishment, distance, affection--but all her gifts fall short. After someone dies of an overdose in Eleanor's apartment, Ruth hands her daughter an envelope of cash and takes Lily home with her, and Lily, as she grows, proves a compensation for all of Ruth's past defeats and disappointment. Love without fear is a new feeling for her, almost unrecognizable. Will it last? Love and Missed is a whip-smart, incisive, and mordantly witty novel about love's gains and missteps. British writer Susie Boyt's seventh novel, and the first to be published in the United States, is a triumph.

The exquisite and heart-breaking exploration of love and loss, ` a gentle masterpiece' highly-praised by reviewers ranging from Philippa Perry, Richard Coles, Andrew O'Hagan, Joan Bakewell.

Examining the limits, disappointments and excesses of love in all its forms - a moving tragicomedy novel by the author of My Judy Garland Life.

Fascinating and extraordinary, thrilling and poignant, My Judy Garland Life will speak to anyone who has ever nursed an obsession or held a candle to a star.Judy Garland has been an important figure in Susie Boyt's life since she was three years old, comforting, inspiring and at times disturbing her. In this unique book, Boyt travels deep into the underworld of hero worship, reviewing through the prism of Judy our understanding of rescue, consolation, love, grief and fame. What does it mean to adore someone you don't know? What is the proper husbandry of a twenty-first century obsession?Boyt's journey takes in a duetting breakfast with Mickey Rooney, a Munchkin luncheon, tea with the largest collector of Garlandia, an illicit late-night spree at the Minnesota Judy Garland Museum and a breathless, semi-sacred encounter with Miss Liza Minnelli . . .

The new novel from the author of The Small Hours

The new novel from the author of The Small Hours

Harriet Mansfield, brave, wry and handsome, is determined to triumph no matter what. With a decade of therapy under her belt and a new large inheritance, it seems there is nothing she cannot achieve.So she decides to open the school of her dreams. To her precious little girls, rich in everything but care, she vows to provide the happiest childhoods in the world. For everyone knows that early years passed in delightful ways can set you up for life.But can this ambitious new departure spill some retrospective sweetness onto Harriet's own harsh beginnings, or better still cancel them out altogether? Will the family she's estranged from ever grant her the recognition she craves?Written with deep psychological insight and coal-black humour The Small Hours is a stunning meditation on love, self-love and forgiveness, and their shadowy opposites.

Marjorie Hemming, marriage guidance counsellor, craves concord and harmony the way other people need cigarettes. But cracks are starting to show in the world she's so carefully remade after her early widowhood. Some of her couples refuse to kiss and make up: even Nurse Rose, the TV heroine who looks so like Marjorie, seems about to make a foolhardy blunder. When her adored teenage daughter unexpectedly moves out, this professional expert on human affairs is forced to look at matters a little closer to home.

Elsket og savnet er en intelligent og finstemt roman om gledene og kostnadene ved det å gi omsorg, fortalt med et særpreget vidd og stor innsikt i menneskers sinn. Boken omtales allerede som en moderne klassiker og er under oversettelse til en rekke språk. Ruth er en elsket engelsklærer, en elevene betror seg til og søker til for trøst. Men hun er også mor til en datter, Eleanor, som har avvist henne helt siden hun kom i tenårene og begynte å ruse seg. En dag forteller Eleanor at hun og kjæresten venter barn. I tiden etterpå prøver Ruth å legge til rette for et slags familieliv, men da hun oppdager en mann som er død av overdose i parets leilighet, tar hun med seg barnet hjem. «Kidnappingen», som hun kaller den, er det beste hun kunne ha funnet på: Lily er en elskelig unge, og gir tilbake i glede og latter all den kjærligheten Ruth overøser henne med. Men hvordan skal Ruth unngå fellene som kostet henne datteren den gangen? Lar det seg i det hele tatt gjøre å elske uten frykt? «Elsket og savnet klarer kunststykket å gjøre en hverdagslig historie helt uimotståelig. Den er slående innsiktsfullt og talentfullt bygget opp, og har så mye å fortelle om mødre og døtre, og om hvordan kjærlighet og arbeid kan være et bolverk mot selvutslettelsen.» Mail on Sunday