‘The most important writer of prose fiction in modern American letters’ Tennessee Williams’A modern legend’ Truman Capote’Bowles is a master of the unforgettable phrase that no one else could have written’ William S. Burroughs’A dizzyingly original stylist’ New York Times"It’s the truth, " the women said from their mattress "Everything is nice".Alva, a widow, states a preference for plain ordinary pleasures – only to get drunk and flirtatious, and pass out in a strange bed when she is asked out for the evening.Sadie, a spinster, goes to a holiday resort complete with pine groves, marshmallows and respectable clientele – to bring her nervous sister home, but instead comes to an eerie end herself. Mary, a little girl, spends her days in a clay pit leading an imaginary army of hard-muscled men. But hen a strange boy invades her headquarters, Mary abandons her soldiers to follow him home. Disturbing, unforgettable, totally unique – Jane Bowles’ short stories explore the hidden lives of women that only appear ordinary. With an introduction by Chris Power A W&N Essential
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