First among the acknowledgements stands the name of AW
's forebear May Poole
, who lived under slavery and reportedly died at the age of a hundred and twenty-five.
Walker, Alice. Anything We Love Can Be Saved. Random House.
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The volume's strong element of...
Textual Production
Sylvia Townsend Warner
STW
's short stories were, and continue to be, highly praised by critics and enjoyed by readers. They are very numerous, as well as very diverse in subject matter. Often featuring a blend of realism...
Occupation
Fay Weldon
In March 1977 FW
was one of a group of writers who travelled in a cultural delegation to Israel. She chaired the Booker Prize panel of judges in 1983, and on her watch the...