num_pages: 406
description: One need only read the first lines of Tess Slesinger's title story-or indeed any of her stories-to know that hers is a unique literary voice, one that rivets a reader's attention to the page from the very beginning and holds it to the very end. Hers is, one soon discovers, also a wholly feminine voice: compelling, filled with insight, acute at observation, sure of its tone, and everywhere discovering the reality behind human appearances and pretensions. This is a remarkable collection of short stories by a brilliant young writer who was cut off in her prime when she died of cancer in 1945. On being told that her second husband has taken his first lover --After the party --The times so unsettled are --Mother to dinner --Relax is all --Jobs in the sky --White on black --The mouse-trap --Missis Flinders --the Friedmans' Annie --The answer on the magnolia tree --A life in the day of a writer
language: English
title: On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover, and Other Stories
titlecomplete: On Being Told That Her Second Husband Has Taken His First Lover, and Other Stories
genres: Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 37
publisher: Ivan R. Dee