Helen Simpson

A sensational short story collection from Britain's master of the genre. Charting tantrums, funerals, pregnancy and love affairs, these stories unr

Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless devotion, small hands and feet

In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of

Brilliant, funny and tragic, Four Bare Legs in a Bed is an outstanding and invigorating collection of short stories. From a bed that transforms the li

The Australian novelist and playwright Helen de Guerry Simpson (1897-1940) published many supernatural short stories. This new edition selects the bes

Taking tea is one of the quintessentially English occasions, and who is a greater authority on the subject than the sumptuous Ritz London Hotel?

Wendy Crompton's son William and his girlfriend Fiona were killed in a horrendous attack by another young man when William was just 18 years old. Wend

Providing a concise toolbox for publishing professionals and students of publishing, this book explores skills needed to master the key elements of so

Providing a concise toolbox for publishing professionals and students of publishing, this book explores the skills needed to master the key elements o

A young woman's life is forever changed in the summer after World War I when she befriends a group of independent, motorcycle-riding women in a seasid

The book is an ethnography that draws upon 25 years of qualitative research and shipboard field work in the merchant cargo shipping sector. It explore

The book is an ethnography that draws upon 25 years of qualitative research and shipboard field work in the merchant cargo shipping sector. It explore