Auto Da Fay (Paperback, New Ed)

Fay Weldon, one of the pre-eminent writers of our times, has crammed more than most into her years. From the 1930s to the 2000s, Weldon has seen and lived it all. As a child in New Zealand, as young and poor in London, as unmarried mother, as wife, lover, novelist, feminist, anti-feminist, there are few waterfronts that she hasn't covered, few battles she hasn't fought.

'Effervescently funny, honest and insightful. Transports us across years of sadness, brightness, chaos, triumph. An exuberant and thoughtful treat.
Andrea Ashworth

'Wonderfully fluent and entertaining, revealing a life crammed with more gritty drama than a tea-time soap. You can always trust Fay to be provocative – and this time she excels herself.'
Val Hennessey, 'Daily Mail'

'You couldn't make it up. The rich, fruity haphazardness of her experience will startle and amaze. She embarks on a romantic career so potentially damaging – yet so gleefully undertaken – that a modern feminist reaches for the smelling salts. This is a book that reminds us of the value of living first and writing later.'
Lynne Truss, 'Sunday Times'

'It is an astonishing, gripping story, lightly and deftly told, without self-pity. It will delight her many fans.'
Lynn Barber, 'Daily Telegraph'