The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil is a 1983 novel by British feminist author Fay Weldon about a woman who, when she finds out she is being betrayed by her husband, goes to great lengths to take revenge on him and his lover.
The novel was filmed twice: in 1986 as a television mini-series and, more famously but less true to the book, in 1989 just entitled She-Devil, starring Roseanne Barr as the "she-devil" and Meryl Streep as her victim.
| 1986 mini-series | 1989 movie | |
|---|---|---|
| length | 4 x 60 mins. | 100 mins. |
| screenplay by | Ted Whitehead | Barry Strugatz |
| directed by | Philip Saville | Susan Seidelman |
| Ruth Patchett | Julie T. Wallace | Roseanne Barr |
| Bobbo / Bob | Dennis Waterman | Ed Begley Jr. |
| Mary Fisher | Patricia Hodge | Meryl Streep |
Paperback editions of the novel were issued in 1993 by Ballantine Books, New York ( ISBN 0345323750 ) and by Sceptre, London ( ISBN 0340589353 ).