Helen Simpson's third collection is a bold, honest exploration of the trials and the rewards of motherhood.‘Her stories are - for those who, like me, recognise the truth in every word - like a reprieve... Sharp, poetic and marvellously witty’ Kate Kellaway, ObserverHere are tales of a highflyer stuck at an interminable Burns Night celebration, increasingly aware of the babysitter waiting for her at home; an exhausted mother longing...

In "Boomerang," Helen Simpson crafts a poignant and incisive exploration of the human experience, focusing on the nuances of life, love, and loss in contemporary Britain. Through a series of interconnected short stories, Simpson employs a sharp wit and a keen eye for detail, capturing the interplay between dire circumstances and the humor that often underpins them. The literary style showcases her characteristic blend of realism and satirical commentary, subtly addressing themes of aging, ...

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In "Under Capricorn," Helen Simpson intricately weaves a tale that explores the complexities of love, identity, and the search for belonging in contemporary society. The novel employs a rich, lyrical prose style that immerses readers in the vivid landscapes of its setting while simultaneously delving into the nuanced emotional landscapes of its characters. Simpson's narrative is deftly structured, oscillating between past and present, which enriches the thematic exploration of memory and d...

Since the publication of Four Bare Legs in a Bed, her first collection, Helen Simpson has been hailed as one of the best short story writers at work today. These are wickedly funny, heartfelt, and sensuous stories that deal with the full stretch, from birth to death and everything in between.

Under Capricorn is a classic novel.  Turned into a 1949 Alfred Hitchcock film with screenplay by James Bridie, and adaptation by Hume Cronyn. The film starred Michael Wilding, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, and Margaret Leighton.In 1831 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Charles Adare (Wilding) arrives with his uncle, the new governor (Cecil Parker). Charles hopes to make his fortune. He is befriended by Samson Flusky (Cotten), a prosperous businessman who is a former transported convict. Sa...

Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the patterns of repetition and renewal found in long friendships and marriages. It opens irresistible new windows onto the world from Arizona to Dubai and from Moscow to Berlin. Turning both a panoramic and a zoom lens on the way we live now, these stories range through hitch-hiking in Bohemian forest-land to cresting the waves of the Aegean to the mending of hearts and the recovery of lo...

Enjoy Helen Simpson’s sharply funny, humane take on the everyday joys and struggles of motherhood.Welcome to motherhood – a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet like warm pink roses, and velvet kisses. Here is a land where men and women, once carefree and engrossed in work and sex, now try to solve age-old arguments and search fruitlessly for another hour in the day. Perhaps you...

Hotel Evidence by Helen Simpson is a finely crafted short mystery that showcases the author’s talent for combining sharp observation, subtle characterization, and quietly mounting suspense. Set within the confined and deceptively ordinary surroundings of a hotel, the story transforms an everyday location into the stage for deception, hidden motives, and unexpected crime. When a troubling incident disturbs the routine life of the hotel, what first appears trivial soon reveals deeper complic...

Poignant, funny and perceptive, Helen Simpson's fifth collection of runs the gamut of emotions and deals with birth, death and everything in between. We shift from a diary chronicling the dangers of life as a woman in the bleak 2040s, to two students falling in love then almost talking themselves out of it in an argument about the end of the world, to a heartfelt anti-cancer spell cast in the hope of protecting a friend.Moving effortlessly between tragedy and comedy and packed with...

"Hotel Evidence" is a brilliant new collection of short stories from the award-winning master of the form, Helen Simpson. With her signature wit, sharp observation, and profound empathy, Simpson explores the quiet complexities, sudden fractures, and unexpected truths embedded in everyday life and human relationships. Moving from the comical to the poignant, these finely crafted narratives offer a powerful, kaleidoscopic look at modern existence, shifting identities, and the invisible ties ...

In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Here are tales of young love - successful or thwarted, intense or comic.From a wedding day for one, through the knotty problems of babies, their conception, arrival and impact on adult lives, to a Lothario receiving his just deserts, and the title story, where a schoolgirl's erotic daydreams during her Shakespeare...