Fay Weldon (1931-2023) was a renowned novelist, playwright, critic and scriptwriter. Her first novel, The Fat Woman's Joke, was published in 1967 and she published 38 more novels after that, including the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, which has been adapted for screen, television and radio. She also wrote seven collections of short stories and several works of non-fiction, including her autobiography Auto Da Fay. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature.

A tour de force: a macabre, fast-moving moral fable

Fay Weldon (1931-2023) was a renowned novelist, playwright, critic and scriptwriter. Her first novel, The Fat Woman's Joke, was published in 1967 and she published 38 more novels after that, including the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, which has been adapted for screen, television and radio. She also wrote seven collections of short stories and several works of non-fiction, including her autobiography Auto Da Fay. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature.

A tour de force: a macabre, fast-moving moral fable

Fay Weldon (1931-2023) was a renowned novelist, playwright, critic and scriptwriter. Her first novel, The Fat Woman's Joke, was published in 1967 and she published 38 more novels after that, including the widely acclaimed and bestselling The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, which has been adapted for screen, television and radio. She also wrote seven collections of short stories and several works of non-fiction, including her autobiography Auto Da Fay. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature.

A tour de force: a macabre, fast-moving moral fable