Dear George and Other Stories

Of all contemporary writers, Simpson has the most honest, the most authentic voice * The Times *
Her stories can be read quickly, knocked back in a single, grateful gulp like an aperitif, or savoured with a slow, cool intoxication… She is Katherine Mansfield’s natural successor * Observer *
Biting wit…has me laughing aloud * Pat Barker *
Simpson’s wit defies formulaic feminism or, indeed, any other -ism… Very, very funny * Evening Standard *
Full of good jokes, wonderfully alert to irony and the possibilities of language * Jonathan Coe *
Effortless charm, wit and vivid sexual detail * Time Out *
This is Simpson’s real charm - that she believes in love… Her heady sense of almost physical joy * Guardian *

Helen Simpson is the author of six short-story collections: Cockfosters, Four Bare Legs in a Bed (1990), Dear George (1995), Hey Yeah Right Get a Life (2000), Constitutional (2005) and In-Flight Entertainment (2010). A Bunch of Fives- Selected Stories (2012) includes five stories from each of her first five collections. She has received the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, the Hawthornden Prize and the E.M.Forster Award. She lives in London.

This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.