Writing Class
Fiction
THE EVILS OF CAPITALISM...ECONOMIC RECESSION...WELFARE BENEFIT CUTS... POVERTY... HOMELESSNESS...VICTIMIZATION OF THE UNDERCLASS...... LACK OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE UNDER-PRIVILEGED...BACKLASH AGAINST IMMIGRANTS...
THIS IS NOTHING NEW!
During the 1980s, under Margaret Thatcher’s government, Britain experienced an economic recession that was on a par with the economic recession of the 1930s. Read about how three working-class women writers responded in their fiction to the inequality and discrimination they witnessed and experienced in their own lives.
THIS IS NOTHING NEW!
During the 1980s, under Margaret Thatcher’s government, Britain experienced an economic recession that was on a par with the economic recession of the 1930s. Read about how three working-class women writers responded in their fiction to the inequality and discrimination they witnessed and experienced in their own lives.
General submissions:
- Do No Harm by Sheena Bradley. (Submitted by the author)
- A Short Walk by Sheena Bradley. (Submitted by the author)
- Beryl Bainbridge, An Awfully Big Adventure. (Extract submitted by Sue Petty)