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The five thousand and one nights

by Penelope Lively · 1997

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Fourteen stories on relations between men and women. In one story, an estranged couple find common cause in their dislike of their marriage counsellor, in another, a wife patiently waits for the right moment to reveal to her husband she knows of his infidelity.

FictionSocial life and customsBritishWomenNew York Times reviewed