From one of the most influential and talented masters of the short storyâand the writer of whom Virginia Woolf wrote, âI was jealous of her writingâthe only writing I have ever been jealous ofââcomes an exquisite paragon of the form.
A Vintage Shorts âShort Story Monthâ Selection
An afternoon at the Sheridanâs garden party will be perfect. Darling Laura is doing a marvelous job negotiating with the band, workmen, cook, and florist who appears with an unexpected delivery, all without her motherâs help. But, distressing news reaches the house just before lunch. A young man from one of the sordid little cottages down the lane was killed in an accident, and suddenly Laura canât imagine proceeding with the party.
From one of the most influential and talented masters of the short storyâand the writer of whom Virginia Woolf wrote, âI was jealous of her writingâthe only writing I have ever been jealous ofââcomes an exquisite paragon of the form.
A Vintage Shorts âShort Story Monthâ Selection
An afternoon at the Sheridanâs garden party will be perfect. Darling Laura is doing a marvelous job negotiating with the band, workmen, cook, and florist who appears with an unexpected delivery, all without her motherâs help. But, distressing news reaches the house just before lunch. A young man from one of the sordid little cottages down the lane was killed in an accident, and suddenly Laura canât imagine proceeding with the party.