The Stepmother’s Diary by Fay Weldon – Review

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The Stepmother’s Diary by Fay Weldon

It is rare to come across a contemporary novel written with as much panache as The Stepmother’s Diary. Cleverly constructed and told with brio, Fay Weldon’s latest book is ostensibly the story of Sappho, a young and successful writer who marries Gavin – a widower 19 years her senior – and becomes stepmother to his two children, with disastrous consequences. But it is also about the narratives we devise to make sense of our lives, and the extent to which these reflect reality.

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