Jane Campbell

¿Quién escribe sobre el deseo de las mujeres mayores? ¿Quién se atreve a hablar del placer, del amor, del sexo —del cuerpo que aún arde y tiembla— más allá de los setenta años? Jane Campbell lo hace,

¿Quién escribe sobre el deseo de las mujeres mayores? ¿Quién se atreve a hablar del placer, del amor, del sexo —del cuerpo que aún arde y tiembla— más allá de los setenta años? Jane Campbell lo hace,

Her work merits comparison with that of Edna OBrien or Muriel SparkNew York TimesStretching from war-torn 1940s Liverpool to Oxford at the end of the century, this story explores the emotional landscape of the time and the impact tiny moments of betrayal can have on our relationships in the years that follow. Malcolm has held on to a secret for more than fifty years: a letter his sister Sophy gave him just before she died. He had promised to give it to the young doctor she met one night during the Liverpool Blitz: a night that altered the course of her life.But the letter was never delivered. Now, after so many years of uncertainty, Malcolm has decided to share Sophys secret with her daughter Agnes. It is the day of Agness daughters wedding party. The ghosts of Agness past and all the powerful emotions of the family reunion wrap around her thoughts. Until she is distracted by a hand on her arm as her uncle Malcolm holds out an envelope for her to take . . .Touching on the many different forms love can take and told from multiple perspectives, Interpretations of Love is the story of a letter and our endless search for the stories that we have lost.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDGE HILL SHORT STORY PRIZESensual, spiky, tender and utterly original Pandora SykesA fierce and fascinating debut Lily KingI was told of an older woman who was asked by her granddaughter, Granny, when was the happiest time of your life?I dont know, she replied, I may not have had it yet.The stories found in this collection explore the worlds of thirteen older women, reframing their intellectual and emotional lives in intimate vignettes that will shock and comfort in equal measure. In elegant prose Jane Campbell ignites the voices of women who are fighting to live on their own terms, energised by the stuff of human living: a need for companionship, attachments to love-objects, freedoms, integrity and sense of self. Cat Brushing confronts the tragic misconceptions of ageing showing older women to be nothing less than courageous, fearless and defiant in the face of overwhelming odds.