Masculine Ending - Softcover

Ms. Smith is a literate writer who, in this accomplished novel, manages both to educate and to entertain, which is no mean achievement. The New York Times I love Loretta -- P.D. James A charming combination of sophistication, wit and unpretentious learning. The Washington Post Book World

Joan Alison Smith is an English novelist, journalist and human rights activist. She is a former chair of the Writers in Prison committee in the English section of International PEN. After a spell as a journalist in local radio in Manchester, she worked at the Sunday Times until 1984. She contributes book reviews for the Sunday Times, has a regular column in the Guardian Weekend supplement, and contributes to The Independent, the Independent on Sunday, and the New Statesman.