Farmer Simpson works all day. He plants his corn and beans and hay. His feet get tired, his nose gets red. At night, he likes to go to bed. So do his pigs, cows

''These stubborn sheep,'' the farmer sighs, ''won't open up their sleepy eyes. But I know how to wake this crowd. I'll make some noise and make it loud.'' From

Farmer Simpson works all day. He plants his corn, and beans, and hay. His feet get tired, his nose gets red. At night, he likes to go to bed. But Simpson's shee

Winner of the Whitbread Literary Award: A darkly humorous tale about a 1970s dinner party gone terribly wrong by one of Britain’s most renowned authors. Edwar

This book describes the living-room artifacts, clothing styles, and intellectual proclivities of American classes from top to bottom.