SHORT STORY

One of the saddest short stories ever has to be 'Weekend' (Fay Weldon). I've just read it and its vision is so unhappy it's downright depressing. A middle class couple with healthy clever kids live 'the good life', visiting their country property at weekends. The skill lies in the narration. For maximum impact the story is told by an omniscient narrator but this narrative is interrupted, periodically, by the husband's 'voice'.

I'm going to buy Viz to cheer myself up.