
The Shrapnel Academy
By Fay Weldon
1986
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3.39
Average Rating
198
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An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here The Shrapnel Academy is a military school named for Henry Shrapnel, inventor of the exploding cannonball. It is January, time for the annual Eve-of-Waterloo dinner, and the guest list—a mix of truly disparate characters—is a sure recipe for combustion.
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Fay Weldon
Author · 52 books
Fay Weldon CBE was an English author, essayist and playwright, whose work has been associated with feminism. In her fiction, Weldon typically portrayed contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fay\_Weldon