Tough at the Top

by Nicky Edwards

A derelict Norfolk cottage is the site of some audacious optimism on the part of Felicity, a newly unemployed urban lesbian feminist. Despite as many deterrents as the local male population can derive, other women, Elspeth and Shirley, change as they, too, find themselves engaged in the rebuilding project. And throughout, the powerful narrative voice of a neolithic lesbian makes snappy comments, tells us the vivacious truth about the evolution of Western culture.

Genres: Fiction

264 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1992

Reviews

[Gill · Rating 2 out of 5]

On inheriting a Norfolk cottage in ruins, Londoner Felicity makes a snap decision to stay and rebuild it. Her (mis)adventures and interactions with the variously friendly or hostile locals are quite entertaining.

Felicity is watched over by another strong woman, the spirit of a neolithic flint worker, and Edwards intercuts the two stories. I'm not sure that it works.