In this comprehensive analysis, Joanna Price offers an introduction to Mason's nonfiction prose, short stories, and novels, and sheds light on the writer's distinctive style and thematic concerns. In close readings of Mason's works, Price discusses recurrent themes, such as the conflicting desires of clinging to the past and embracing the future, and the multifaceted sense of loss experienced by her characters. She has published articles on the fiction of Bobbie Ann Mason and other American authors, including Richard Ford, Jayne Anne Phillips, Eva Hoffman, and Paul Auster, and on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Price currently lives in Liverpool.
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