| Description |
viii, 274 p. 22 cm. |
| Note |
The stories included originally appeared in the New Yorker. |
| Contents |
The door on West Tenth Street.--A large bee.--The children are very quiet when they are away.--In and out of never-never land.--The children are there, trying not to laugh.--I see you, Bianca.--The morning after the big fire.--The old man of the sea.--The barrel of rumors.--The day we got our own back.--The clever one.--The lie.--The devil in us.--The twelfth wedding anniversary.--The carpet with the big pink roses on it.--The sofa.--The shadow of kindness.--The eldest child.--Stories of Africa.--A young girl can spoil her chances.--The drowned man.--A free choice. |
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