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      The World’s Wife

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      A unique collection of feminist poems from the former Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology, reissued as part of the Picador Collection.
      <p><i>Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk.</i>&...

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      Product ID:9781035038541
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Picador Collection
      Title:The World's Wife
      Authors:Author: Carol Ann Duffy DBE
      Page Count:96
      Subjects:Poetry by individual poets, Poetry by individual poets
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      A unique collection of feminist poems from the former Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology, reissued as part of the Picador Collection.
      <p><i>Who? Him. The Husband. Hero. Hunk.</i><br><i>The Boy Next Door. The Paramour. The Je t'adore.</i><br><br>Behind every famous man is a great woman &ndash; and from the quick-tongued Mrs Darwin to the lascivious Frau Freud, from the adoring Queen Kong to the long-suffering wife of the Devil himself, each one steps from her counterpart's shadow to tell her side of the story in this irresistible collection of feminist poems.<br><br>Original, subversive, full of imagination and quicksilver wit, <i>The World's Wife </i>is Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy at her beguiling best, reissued as part of the Picador Collection.</p>
      Imprint Name:Picador
      Publisher Name:Pan Macmillan
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-01-11

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      Weight96 g
      Dimensions201 × 130 × 10 mm