Books by Helen Simpson

Four Bare Legs In a Bed

by Helen Simpson

(24 reviews)

Brilliant, funny and tragic, Four Bare Legs in a Bed is an outstanding and invigorating collection of short stories. In Simpson's singular and opulent voice, we hear of the mixed blessings of independence and marriage, of... See More

Dear George and Other Stories

by Helen Simpson

(17 reviews)

In this stellar collection of short stories, Helen Simpson explores independence, solitude, marriage, sex and babies with her characteristic blend of comedy and lyricism. Here are tales of young love - successful or... See More

Ask a Policeman

by The Detection Club

(334 reviews)

This new edition, which is reproduced from a first printing of the book, is introduced by the author Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie... See More

In-Flight Entertainment

by Helen Simpson

(22 reviews)

Poignant, funny and perceptive, Helen Simpson's fifth collection of runs the gamut of emotions and deals with birth, death and everything in between. We shift from a diary chronicling the dangers of life as a woman in the... See More

Constitutional

by Helen Simpson

(24 reviews)

A sensational short story collection from Britain's master of the genre. Charting tantrums, funerals, pregnancy and love affairs, these stories unroll with piercing wit and compassion. One woman finds grief for her lost... See More

Hey Yeah Right Get A Life

by Helen Simpson

(58 reviews)

Helen Simpson's third collection is a bold, honest exploration of the trials and the rewards of motherhood. 'Her stories are - for those who, like me, recognise the truth in every word - like a reprieve... Sharp, poetic... See More

Cockfosters

by Helen Simpson

(102 reviews)

Cockfosters is a funny, frank and forceful story collection dealing with ageing, ambition and the patterns of repetition and renewal found in long friendships and marriages. It opens irresistible new windows onto the world... See More

A Bunch of Fives

by Helen Simpson

(11 reviews)

Since the 1990 publication of her first collection, Four Bare Legs in a Bed, Helen Simpson has been hailed as one of the best short story writers at work in the world today. These wonderfully funny and penetrating stories... See More

Boomerang

by Helen Simpson

(92 reviews)

This novel revolves around the narrator's two grandfathers. In this book, the narrator tries to give some kind of picture of them. This is because they frame between them a vision of a golden age, which could only have... See More

Motherhood: Vintage Minis

by Helen Simpson

(17 reviews)

Enjoy Helen Simpson's sharply funny, humane take on the everyday joys and struggles of motherhood. Welcome to motherhood - a land of aching fatigue, constant self-sacrifice and thankless servitude, a land of bottomless... See More

The Way I am is Different: A Children’s Book about a boy with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

by Helen Simpson

(43 reviews)

In this children's book, a boy with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder is about to embark on his third grade year. The boy describes his anxiety, fears, and discusses his struggles from an honest view point of what it is like... See More

Henry VIII

by Helen Simpson

(29 reviews)

Henry VIII by Helen Simpson. Originally published in 1934 See More

Henry VIII

by Helen Simpson

(37 reviews)

Classic historic biography of Henry VIII the King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was Lord, and later King of Ireland and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of... See More

The Spanish Marriage

by Helen Simpson

This classic historic biography of Mary and Philip II of Spain is set in 1554. Royal marriages have enchanted the world even in current day with William and Katherine. Expertly formatted with a linked table of contents... See More

Under Capricorn, Abridged

by Helen Simpson

(2 reviews)

~ The editor, E. L. Neve, painstakingly abridged the story to 70% of its original word-count, to increase the story's appeal to a modern audience. ~ First published in 1937, Under Capricorn is a unique classic. Set in... See More

The Woman on the Beast

by Helen Simpson

The Woman on the Beast in 1933, consists of a prologue, three books and an epilogue. The three books have no connection with each other; in reality they form three separate short novels with the common basis that the most... See More

Under Capricorn

by Helen Simpson

(2 reviews)

Under Capricorn is a classic novel. Turned into a 1949 Alfred Hitchcock film with screenplay by James Bridie, and adaptation by Hume Cronyn. The film starred Michael Wilding, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, and Margaret... See More

Maid No More

by Helen Simpson

(3 reviews)

A great thriller, Maid No More is writer Helen Simpson last novel. Set in the 17th century it's the story of a strong man and a mystical maid Mary Askill. They are passengers bound for the slave coast and their adventures on... See More

The Woman on the Beast

by Helen Simpson

The Woman on the Beast by Helen Simpson. Originally published in 1933 See More

Maid No More

by Helen Simpson

(3 reviews)

Maid No More by Helen Simpson. Originally published in 1940 See More

The Spanish Marriage

by Helen Simpson

The Spanish Marriage by Helen Simpson. Originally published in 1933 See More

Boomerang

by Helen Simpson

(97 reviews)

Boomerang by Helen Simpson. Originally published in 1932 See More

Boomerang

by Helen Simpson

(85 reviews)

When Boomerang was published in 1932, Helen Simpson came into her own. Here was a long rambling novel beginning in Paris at the end of the eighteenth century, wandering all over the world, including Australia, and ending... See More