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Eleanor Darcy, a female of marginal genealogy and looks that play better than they need to, is wedded to the economist to whom the Prime Minister listens. Identified to rip apart the old order and start fresh, Eleanor becomes the serpent - or angel - who whispers utopian visions in Julian Darcy's hearing. With the hubby in jail for imperiling the financial structure of the nation, Eleanor grants or loans exclusive interviews to two journalists, Hugo Vansitart and Valerie Jones. Though they seem more preoccupied with each other than with their elusive subject, their goal is the same: to capture the essence of Eleanor Darcy. Hugo is looking for real truth and pragmatism in Eleanor's perspective: Valerie is in quest of the woman's struggle. Off their diverse portraits, Eleanor Darcy emerges, therefore does her amazing vision - filled with shockingly smart ideas about child-rearing, abortion, education, integration, fundamentalism, economics - and, of course, a new twist on that old storyline of the sexes. Fay Weldon has once again skewered the conventions of society with wit and intelligence, shining her torch on the threadbare morals of modern life.
