Contemporary British Women Writers

Despite the enduring popularity of contemporary women's writing British women writers have received scant critical attention. They tend to be overshadowed by their American counterparts in the media and have come to be represented within the academy almost exclusively by Angela Carter and Jeanette Winterson. This collection celebrates the range and diversity of contemporary (post-1970) British women writers. It challenges misconceptions about the nature and scope of fiction by women writers working in Britain - commonly dismissed as parochial insular dreary and domestic - and seeks to expand conventional definitions of 'British' by exploring how issues of nationality intersect with gender class race and sexuality. Writers covered include Pat Barker A.L. Kennedy Maggie Gee Rukhsana Ahmad Joan Riley Jennifer Johnston Ellen Galford Susan Hill Fay Weldon Emma Tennant and Helen Fielding. Contributors: DAVID ELLIS CLARE HANSON MAROULA JOANNOU PAULINA PALMER EMMA PARKER FELICITY ROSSLYN CHRISTIANE SCHLOTE JOHN SEARS ELUNED SUMMERS-BREMNER IMELDA WHELEHAN GINA WISKER.