Fay Weldon

For three decades, in plays, television scripts, short stories, and novels, Fay Weldon has been chronicling the lives of women. Using dark humor to describe the experience of women in contemporary society, her satire focuses on human folly, depicting flawed characters who err in a ridiculous fashion. In this study Lana Faulks focuses on the author's novels. She investigates Weldon's feminist concerns, and traces her development as a novelist. Chapters are divided thematically with some attention to chronology. The book also examines Weldon's diverse fictional structures: her use of allegory,…