Fay Weldon
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The Rules of Life with illustrations by Amanda Faulkner Hutchinson First British Edition, 1987 Published in the U.S. by Harper & Row, 1987
From the book jacket: Gabriella Sumpter, gracious of form and nimble of mind, is dead. But from beyond the grave her voice returns to recall the details of what she herself calls 'the course of a totally selfish and most agreeable life'. She tells of her longtime lover, Timothy Tovey, and the battles with Janice, his wife; of Stavros, her 'Greek waiting'; of Walter James, who burns down her house in a fit of jealous pique; or Dr Alfred Ray and Clive Cunningham … And through this talk of loves lost and cast aside, Gabriella tells us the rules of life she has picked up on the way. 'People love where it is in their interested to love', she declares. "Monogamy, amongst interesting and lively people, is rare.' 'When discovered in faltgrenete delicto, never apologise, always justify.' Such 'ethics', are typical of a heroine gifted with a robust, anarchic energy, an erotic nature and a fierce sense of humour. She is a marvellous creation, very much in the tradition of Fay Weldon unquenchable heroines. Bio from the book jacket: Fay Weldon was born in England, but was brought up in New Zealand, and went to St. Andrew's University, Scotland, where she graduated in Economics and Psychology. After a decade of odd jobs and hard times, she started writing and now, though primarily a novelist (Praxis, Puffball and Life and Loves of a She-Devil amongst them) she also writes short stories, radio dramas, and is a prolific stage and screen writer.

The Rules of Life
with illustrations by Amanda Faulkner
Hutchinson
First British Edition, 1987
Published in the U.S. by Harper & Row, 1987

From the book jacket:

Gabriella Sumpter, gracious of form and nimble of mind, is dead. But from beyond the grave her voice returns to recall the details of what she herself calls 'the course of a totally selfish and most agreeable life'.

She tells of her longtime lover, Timothy Tovey, and the battles with Janice, his wife; of Stavros, her 'Greek waiting'; of Walter James, who burns down her house in a fit of jealous pique; or Dr Alfred Ray and Clive Cunningham … And through this talk of loves lost and cast aside, Gabriella tells us the rules of life she has picked up on the way. 'People love where it is in their interested to love', she declares. "Monogamy, amongst interesting and lively people, is rare.' 'When discovered in faltgrenete delicto, never apologise, always justify.'

Such 'ethics', are typical of a heroine gifted with a robust, anarchic energy, an erotic nature and a fierce sense of humour. She is a marvellous creation, very much in the tradition of Fay Weldon unquenchable heroines.

Bio from the book jacket:

Fay Weldon was born in England, but was brought up in New Zealand, and went to St. Andrew's University, Scotland, where she graduated in Economics and Psychology. After a decade of odd jobs and hard times, she started writing and now, though primarily a novelist (Praxis, Puffball and Life and Loves of a She-Devil amongst them) she also writes short stories, radio dramas, and is a prolific stage and screen writer.

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