We shelter children for a time; we live side by side with men; and that is all. We owe them nothing, and are owed nothing. I think we owe our friends more, especially our female friends.

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In 2012 Weldon was appointed Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. Upcoming4. While in England Fay Weldon attended South Hampstead High School.

In her fiction Weldon typically portrays contemporary women who find themselves trapped in oppressive situations caused by the patriarchal structure of British society.