Stories and essays by the incomparable Caroline Blackwood – described by the Observer as ‘an expert analyst of female fury’, acclaimed by The Times as ‘a major talent’.
From its opening story – an interview with the blackveiled, razor-tongued widow of a famous painter – to its concluding autobiographical piece drawn from her wartime childhood at a boys’ prep school in Ireland, Good Night Sweet Ladies demonstrates the full range of Caroline Blackwood’s elegant and ferocious talent.
Of the ten stories included here, 'Taft’s Wife' is a study of male promiscuity, while 'Who needs It?' is set in an American beauty salon. Recurring themes are the terror and pity inescapable in relationships; and – in 'Marigold’s Christmas', 'Olga' and 'Angelica' – Caroline Blackwood confirms her reputation as a remarkable portrayer of women, as her society hostesses, harridans and ex-wives all blaze into life with a wonderfully sour and idiosyncratic wit.
