On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First

On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover, and Other Stories
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One need only read the first lines of Tess Slesingerâ€™s title storyâ€”or indeed any of her storiesâ€”to know that hers is a unique literary voice, one that rivets a readerâ€™s attention to the page from the very beginning and holds it to the very end. Hers is, one soon discovers, also a wholly feminine voice: compelling, filled with insight, acute at observation, sure of its tone, and everywhere discovering the reality behind human appearances and pretensions. This is a remarkable collection of short stories by a brilliant young writer who was cut off in her prime when she died of cancer in 1945. â€œAn intensely feminine book, in which bleakness, unemployment, heartache and heartlessness are combined with an agreeable feeling of settling down for conversation with an intimate, disillusioned, gossipy, malicious and often witty friend.â€â€”New Statesman. â€œA genuine short-story writerâ€¦she has a good eye for the little tombstones of life.â€â€”Nation.
Country USA
Brand Ivan R. Dee
Manufacturer Ivan R. Dee
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 1990-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780929587325

On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover, and Other Stories