Big Blonde

Dorothy Parker
Hardback
160 pages

Dorothy Parker was the most talked-about woman of the decadent 1920s, notorious as a hard-drinking bad girl with a talent for endlessly quotable one-liners. In the stories collected here, she brilliantly captures the spirit of the decadent Jazz Age in New York, exposing both the dazzle and the darkness.

This selection includes among others 'The Standard of Living', 'Mr Durant' and her masterpiece, 'Big Blonde'. 'She has fascinated generations with her wit, flair and talent' The New York Review of Books