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The Shrapnel Academy

by Fay Weldon · 1986

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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.

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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