Mightier than the Lipstick
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Cover Story
The poem on our front cover is taken from Figgie Hobbin by Charles Causley, with illustrations by Gerald Rose, re-issued by Macmillan (0 333 12078 7, £7.50) in May 1990. Figgie Hobbin was first published in 1970 and has remained in print ever since. We are grateful to Macmillan for help in using this illustration.
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A selection of 'feminist stories'. which means that all of them are by women, about women and girls, and that most of the males referred to are selfish, insensitive, immature, patronising or thick. Few of these stories are developed enough to be satisfying, with the notable exception of 'Codling-Moth', Margaret Sutherland's sensitive exploration of a friendship between two girls and the beginnings of religiously-motivated guilt. At £4.99 for 93 pages, the collection is mightily expensive.