The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
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“The life and loves of a she-devil”
Fay Weldon
1. AUTHOR
Fay Weldon (born on 22 September 1931) is an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society. Weldon was born in Birmingham, England, to a literary family. Weldon spent her early years in Auckland, New Zealand, where her father worked as a doctor. At the age of 14, after her parents ' divorce, she returned to England with her mother and her sister – never to see her father again. She lived with her mother, sister and grandmother until she started college and, as a result, grew up believing "the world was peopled by females." She studied psychology and economics in Scotland, but returned to London after giving birth to a son. Soon afterwards she married her first husband, Ronald Bateman and moved to Acton, London. She left him after 2 years and the marriage ended. In order to support herself and her son and provide for his education, Weldon started working in the advertising industry. At 29 she met Ron Weldon, a jazz musician and antiques dealer. They married and had 3 sons. It was during her second pregnancy that Weldon began writing for radio and television. A few years later, in 1967, she published her first novel “The Fat Woman 's Joke”. For the next 30 years she built a very successful career, publishing over 20 novels, collections of short stories, films for television, newspaper and magazine articles and becoming a well-known face and voice on the BBC. She divorced in 1994 and subsequently married Nick Fox, a poet who is also her manager, with whom she currently lives in Dorset. Her primary subject – the lives of women trapped by domestic duties, abusive, adulterous or neglectful husbands and the demands of small children – has defined her as one of the leading
“The life and loves of a she-devil”
Fay Weldon
1. AUTHOR
Fay Weldon (born on 22 September 1931) is an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society. Weldon was born in Birmingham, England, to a literary family. Weldon spent her early years in Auckland, New Zealand, where her father worked as a doctor. At the age of 14, after her parents ' divorce, she returned to England with her mother and her sister – never to see her father again. She lived with her mother, sister and grandmother until she started college and, as a result, grew up believing "the world was peopled by females." She studied psychology and economics in Scotland, but returned to London after giving birth to a son. Soon afterwards she married her first husband, Ronald Bateman and moved to Acton, London. She left him after 2 years and the marriage ended. In order to support herself and her son and provide for his education, Weldon started working in the advertising industry. At 29 she met Ron Weldon, a jazz musician and antiques dealer. They married and had 3 sons. It was during her second pregnancy that Weldon began writing for radio and television. A few years later, in 1967, she published her first novel “The Fat Woman 's Joke”. For the next 30 years she built a very successful career, publishing over 20 novels, collections of short stories, films for television, newspaper and magazine articles and becoming a well-known face and voice on the BBC. She divorced in 1994 and subsequently married Nick Fox, a poet who is also her manager, with whom she currently lives in Dorset. Her primary subject – the lives of women trapped by domestic duties, abusive, adulterous or neglectful husbands and the demands of small children – has defined her as one of the leading
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