TODAY A WOMAN WENT MAD IN THE SUPERMARKET

By Hilma Wolitzer, Bloomsbury Publishing, £14.99 (ebook £10.49)

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A collection of short stories written by the now-91-year-old Hilma

Wolitzer – many were published in magazines such as Esquire in the Sixties and Seventies, but there are new ones, too.

Even in her 90s, she remains as relatable as ever, and this book gives her the chance to have her voice heard by a new generation of readers. The title story focuses on a woman crumbling under the pressures of motherhood, while another tackles the current pandemic. This mirrors Wolitzer’s own experience, of contracting and surviving coronavirus, and the sad death of her husband from the disease.

Heart-warming, witty and wise, it is definitely worth acquainting yourself with her writing.