Description
Elizabeth McCracken's quietly devastating, formally brilliant short story collection—gathering stories that find their power in the specific weight of objects, places, and the people who leave marks on both—demonstrates the extraordinary range and the formal mastery of one of American fiction's finest short story writers. Written with her characteristic combination of dark humor and genuine compassion, this is essential reading for every lover of the American short story and every reader who values fiction that achieves its effects through the precision and care of every individual sentence. A genuinely distinguished collection.
