Publisher's Synopsis
This omnibus is an expanded edition of stories based on Hermione Lee's works "The Secret Self" books 1 and 2. The book includes pieces by Katherine Mansfield, Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, Nadine Gordimer and Alice Munro. Themes as diverse as social prejudice, individual desires, ghosts and apartheid are brought together in this eclectic celebration of the short story.