Poor Cow (novel)

Poor Cow
First edition
AuthorNell Dunn
LanguageEnglish
PublisherMacGibbon & Kee
Publication date
1967
Publication placeUK
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages141 pp
ISBN0860689905 (1988 Virago Press paperback edition)
Preceded byUp the Junction 
Followed byTear His Head Off His Shoulders 

Poor Cow is the first full-length novel by Nell Dunn, first published in 1967 by MacGibbon & Kee. The story portrays a young working-class woman from the East End of London as she navigates life during the swinging sixties, grappling with the consequences of a series of poor decisions. The novel was adapted into a film later that same year.