Fool for Love: The Selected Short Stories

by Deborah Moggach

In one new volume, an irresistible collection of stories from two previous works, SMILE and CHANGING BABIES, with additional stories, previously unpublished in book form.

'What informs Moggach's excellent stories is not just the exactness of her observation, but the quality of warmth and affection' Sunday Times

From swimming on Hampstead Heath to house-sitting with troublesome dogs, or illicit afternoon trysts in Soho to pedicures in Florence with recalcitrant teenagers, this collection of short stories includes some previously unpublished in book form, and covers the gamut of human nature - our foibles, our loves, our desires, hopes, ambitions and failures.

Rich in observation and speckled with a delicious dark humour, FOOL FOR THE SELECTED SHORT STORIES confirms Deborah Moggach's place as one of our finest observers of human life.

'I love clever books that make me laugh. Deborah Moggach, queen of social comedy, is on top form' Cathy Rentzenbrink

317 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 23, 2022

About the author

Deborah Moggach is a British writer, born Deborah Hough on 28 June 1948. She has written fifteen novels to date, including The Ex-Wives, Tulip Fever, and, most recently, These Foolish Things. She has adapted many of her novels as TV dramas and has also written several film scripts, including the BAFTA-nominated screenplay for Pride & Prejudice. She has also written two collections of short stories and a stage play. In February 2005, Moggach was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree by her Alma Mater, the University of Bristol . She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, a former Chair of the Society of Authors, and is on the executive committee of PEN.

Reviews

[The Bookie Monster · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some stories better than others

[Sharron · Rating 4 out of 5]

I started these short stories thinking they’d be ideal for my declining attention span, but actually found myself speculating at length after many of the stories about the world beyond the short pages.
Moggach makes every word count and is a terrifically skilled observer of humans, their interactions, intentions and emotions. I liked the true to life aspects of each story: marriage, relationships, children and families- all believable and well crafted.

[Lisa Culligan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice stories. Some written 30 or 40 years ago show their age but are all the more interesting for it.

[Mike · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good short stories, sharp and funny, mainly about relationships, families, husbands and wives. I really liked the second story, 'Blind Date'.

There is also a good introduction by the author giving a brief mention as to how the stories came about.