Arky types

by Sara Maitland, Michelene Wandor

222 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Sara Maitland is a British writer and academic. An accomplished novelist, she is also known for her short stories. Her work has a magic realist tendency. Maitland is regarded as one of those at the vanguard of the 1970s feminist movement, and is often described as a feminist writer. She is a Roman Catholic, and religion is another theme in much of her work.

Reviews

[yengyeng · Rating 4 out of 5]

Revisionist flood myth. Most memorable characters are Armorelle and Gertrude, radical seperatist lesbian tortoises, and Winnie the worm who just wants to improve herself.