This work looks at the body of women's fiction written in postwar Britain, up to 1960. It examines the myth of the fairy tale ending and what changes the postwar period has wrought in subverting stereotypes.A myth of happiness; something to love - heroines and their heroes; happily ever after? - the consequences of acceptance; odd women; remember Madame Bovary - infidelity; ugly sisters; children - strange unexpected flowerings ; women and work; fictions - subverting the stereotypes; conclusions.
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