Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags

Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags, a collection of 31 stories written over the past 20 years, includes further evidence of Ms. Mackay's startling precocity, but it also displays the more recent, elegant work of a developed writer who has continued to fine-tune her distinctive voice over an unusually broad range. Her descriptive precision and imagination are matched by a talent to surprise.


Genre: General Fiction