Poor Cow Av Nell Dunn

<p><b>THE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY NELL DUNN</b><br><br><b>''Her art is ignited by voice . . . as you hear it, is unquestionable'' ALI SMITH, <i>GUARDIAN </i></b><br><br><b>''Touching, truthful and fresh'' MARGARET DRABBLE </b><br><br><b>''Nell Dunn''s hilarious, heartbreaking <i>Poor Cow</i>, about a single mother in sixties London'' <i>PARIS REVIEW </i></b><br><br>Joy - also called Blossom, Sunshine and Blondie by the men in her life - walks down Fulham Broadway carrying her week-old baby, Jonny. She is twenty-one with bleached hair, high suede shoes and a head full of dreams. Her husband Tom is a thief and on the proceeds of a job they move to a luxury flat - ''the world was our oyster and we chose Ruislip''. Then Tom is sent to prison, leaving Joy and Jonny to move in with Auntie Emm. This is Joy''s story: an exuberant, pink-lipsticked, tale of London life, love and young motherhood in the sixties . . . <br><br><i>Poor Cow</i> explores the life of a young working-class girl in the swinging sixties as she navigates the consequences of her decisions. <br><br>Nell Dunn''s 1967 novel was also made into a film directed by Ken Loach.</p>