Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger

by Smith, Lee

• ISBN13: 9781565129153
• ISBN10: 1565129156
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-03-23
• Publisher: Algonquin Books

Summary

Lee Smith, who published her first book of fiction 40 years ago, is as beloved a storyteller as exists in America. Now she collects fifteen short stories'”seven brand new ones along with her favorite eight from her earlier collections. The result? A book of dazzling richness, Smith's stories, famous for unmistakable voices and a craft so strong and sure it is transparent, strike dead center at the turning points of her characters' lives. Here those characters range from an eight year old boy who loves vocabulary words, to a young bride who has married 'œway up,' to Mrs. Darcy herself, an older woman making it through widowhood her own way. As The New York Times Book Review put it, 'œIn almost every one of [her stories] there is a moment of vision, or love, or unclothed wonder that transforms something plain into something transcendent.'

Table of Contents

Bob, a Dog	p. 1
Toastmaster	p. 33
Big Girl	p. 47
Ultima Thule	p. 79
Intensive Care	p. 93
Folk Art	p. 127
House Tour	p. 139
The Southern Cross	p. 167
Between the Lines	p. 183
Tongues of Fire	p. 201
Fried Chicken	p. 251
The Happy Memories Club	p. 263
Stevie and Mama	p. 285
Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger	p. 333
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