Stories for Summer and days by the pool is a collection of short stories published recently in the British Library Women Writers series.
It features stories by well-known female writers:
The Pool by Daphne du Maurier
Carnation by Katherine Mansfield
Kew Gardens by Virginia Woolf
Requiescat by Elizabeth Bowen
Exile by Sylvia Lynd
Black Cat for Luck by G.B. Stern
The Sand Castle by Mary Lavin
The Shark’s Fin by Phyllis Bottome
The Lovely Evening by Mary Norton
In a Different Light by Elizabeth Taylor
In and Out of Never-Never Land by Maeve Brennan
Afternoon in Summer by Sylvia Townsend Warner
The Fortune Teller by Muriel Spark
Men Friends by Muriel Huth
It’s a really entertaining compilation, as a woman who has been know to get sunburnt on a grey day I must say that I’ve never lain on a beach reading, or by a pool for that matter, but if you are that way inclined this book would be perfect. I really enjoyed most of the stories despite not being a huge fan of short stories in general.
My thanks to British Library who sent me a copy of the book to review.
A stellar line-up! Must try to fit this one in!
This looks like a group of authors that I would like to try. The content of the book sounds better than the title. I have never been one to spend much time on a beach or by a pool, reading or otherwise, but still the stories could be good.
tracybham,
There are some great writers in it, British Library reprints are usually well worth reading. I would say they are better for bedtime as the short stories aren’t too long.