Poor Cow (novel)
| Author | Nell Dunn |
|---|---|
| Country | UK |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 141 pp |
| ISBN | 0860689905 (1988 Virago Press paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | Up the Junction |
| Followed by | Tear His Head Off His Shoulders |
Poor Cow is the first full-length novel by Nell Dunn, first published in 1967 by MacGibbon & Kee.[1] The novel is a study of a working class girl from the East End of London, struggling through the swinging sixties after making one bad decision too many. The novel was adapted for film in the same year of publication.
Plot
Working class Joy, 22 and dreaming of the good life the swinging sixties has promised discovers the pitfalls of the new promiscuity when her husband Tom is sent to prison for theft, leaving her to look after baby Jonny. She moves in with her Auntie Emm and manages to keep her head above water by working as a barmaid and occasional tart. When Joy begins an affair with a friend of her husband, another petty thief, she can’t help but start to dream all over again. It is only when her child goes missing that she finally realizes the emptiness of her daydreams.[2]
Adaptations
Nell Dunn wrote the screenplay for a film version in 1967, directed by Ken Loach and starring Carol White and Terence Stamp.[3]
References
- ↑ http://catalogue.bl.uk/primo_library
- ↑ "Nell Dunn - Poor Cow - Group". hachette.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- ↑ "Poor Cow (1967) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
External links
- "POOR COW by Nell Dunn | Kirkus". kirkusreviews.com. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- "Nell Dunn - Poor Cow - Group". hachette.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
- "Sixties City - Bill Harry's Sixties - articles from the creator of iconic 60s music paper Mersey Beat". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-04-14.