Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger - Tapa blanda

"Lee Smith has long had a reputation as a master of the short story, and her new collection . . . galvanizes that reputation . . . Smith offers the grit of the domestic scene, the power of the written word, and the transcendent beauty of women as friends, lovers, daughters and mothers." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"A marvelous panorama of Smith's achievement over four decades. It's funny, shrewd, and heartbreaking--often all three at once." --AARP magazine

"Smith also has a soft spot for incorrigibles like the dyspeptic ex-writer of "House Tour," who resists playing reindeer games with the local philistines at Christmas, or the former teacher in "The Happy Memories Club," who refuses to placate an amateur writing group that appears to prefer its fare upbeat and scrubby-clean. Smith's book, you suspect, is the one those club members would sneak under their bedcovers to read by penlight." --New York Times Book Review
--New York Times Book Review

"Like Chekhov, Smith can lay out a world of social and personal connections in a few pages. Her new collection, mingling seven previously published short stories with seven new pieces, offers a marvelous panorama of Smith's achievement over four decades. It's funny, shrewd and heartbreaking--often all three at once." --AARP The Magazine
--AARP The Magazine

"Smith's character-driven tales are funny, touching and resonant, with a quirky honesty. A southern-fried charmer!" --Family Circle

"Smith's heroines find strength in the moments that push us all forward." --People, four stars

Collects fourteen short stories focused on the bittersweet nature of life, including the story of a young boy who dreams of being a comedian and the widowed Mrs. Darcy's trip to the beach.