Short stories by Hilma Wolitzer, Roddy Doyle and Penelope Lively

James Moran
28 October 2021, The Tablet

James Moran loves short stories by Hilma Wolitzer, Roddy Doyle and Penelope Lively

Ninety-one-year-old Hilma Wolitzer’s wonderfully titled Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket (Bloomsbury, £14.99; Tablet price £13.49) is a collection of 13 stories, many of which first appeared in the 1960s, but ending with an affecting tale set during the Covid-19 crisis.

 

 

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