SONYA ANDERMAHR is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Northampton, UK. She has written widely on contemporary British and American women's writing.  Previous publications include A Glossary of Feminist Theory, co-authored with Terry Lovell and Carol Wolkowitz and Jeanette Winterson: A Contemporary Critical Guide.

• PART I: INTRODUCTION TimelineIntroductionA Biographical ReadingPART II: MAJOR WORKS  Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit , The Passion and Sexing the CherryWritten on the Body , Art and Lies and Gut SymmetriesThe Powerbook, Lighthousekeeping and Weight  PART III: CRITICISM AND CONTEXTSAuthor InterviewOther WritingCritical ReceptionNotesSelected Further ReadingBibliographyIndex.