Angela Carter was born in 1940 and read English at Bristol University, before spending two years living in Japan. She lived and worked extensively in the United States and Australia. Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was published in 1965, followed by the Magic Toyshop in 1967, which went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She wrote a further four novels, together with three collections of short stories, two works of non-fiction and a volume of collected writings. Angela Carter died in 1992.

"She was a great writer and a great feminist, and will be read for illumination and entertainment for many years to come" New Statesman "She was and is more than a breath of fresh air in contemporary letters.She is a bloody hurricane when she is in the mood" Daily Telegraph "This excellent posthumous collection of her book reviews and literary appreciations...sparkles with life. They have not aged." Guardian "She writes wonderfully and generously on the writers she admires, from Ballard to Kureishi, with a delicate light touch, and both evocatively and intelligently on food" Observer

Angela Carter was born in 1940 and read English at Bristol University, before spending two years living in Japan. She lived and worked extensively in the United States and Australia. Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was published in 1965, followed by the Magic Toyshop in 1967, which went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She wrote a further four novels, together with three collections of short stories, two works of non-fiction and a volume of collected writings. Angela Carter died in 1992.

"She was a great writer and a great feminist, and will be read for illumination and entertainment for many years to come" New Statesman "She was and is more than a breath of fresh air in contemporary letters.She is a bloody hurricane when she is in the mood" Daily Telegraph "This excellent posthumous collection of her book reviews and literary appreciations...sparkles with life. They have not aged." Guardian "She writes wonderfully and generously on the writers she admires, from Ballard to Kureishi, with a delicate light touch, and both evocatively and intelligently on food" Observer

Angela Carter was born in 1940 and read English at Bristol University, before spending two years living in Japan. She lived and worked extensively in the United States and Australia. Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was published in 1965, followed by the Magic Toyshop in 1967, which went on to win the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. She wrote a further four novels, together with three collections of short stories, two works of non-fiction and a volume of collected writings. Angela Carter died in 1992.

"She was a great writer and a great feminist, and will be read for illumination and entertainment for many years to come" New Statesman "She was and is more than a breath of fresh air in contemporary letters.She is a bloody hurricane when she is in the mood" Daily Telegraph "This excellent posthumous collection of her book reviews and literary appreciations...sparkles with life. They have not aged." Guardian "She writes wonderfully and generously on the writers she admires, from Ballard to Kureishi, with a delicate light touch, and both evocatively and intelligently on food" Observer