Poor Cow (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Nell Dunn |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | MacGibbon & Kee |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 141 pp |
| ISBN | 0860689905 (1988 Virago Press paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | Up the Junction |
| Followed by | Tear 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.