Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger: New and Selected Stories - Hardcover

Smith 's heroines find strength in the moments that push us all forward. "People", four stars
Smith 's character-driven tales are funny, touching and resonant, with a quirky honesty. A southern-fried charmer! "Family Circle"

A marvelous panorama of Smith 's achievement over four decades. It 's funny, shrewd, and heartbreaking often all three at once. "AARP "magazine
Lee Smith has long had a reputation as a master of the short story, and her new collection . . . galvanizes that reputation . . . Smith offers the grit of the domestic scene, the power of the written word, and the transcendent beauty of women as friends, lovers, daughters and mothers. Minneapolis Star Tribune
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A marvelous panorama of Smith s achievement over four decades. It s funny, shrewd, and heartbreaking often all three at once. AARP magazine
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Smith s character-driven tales are funny, touching and resonant, with a quirky honesty. A southern-fried charmer! Family Circle"

Smith s heroines find strength in the moments that push us all forward. People, four stars
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"Lee Smith has long had a reputation as a master of the short story, and her new collection . . . galvanizes that reputation . . . Smith offers the grit of the domestic scene, the power of the written word, and the transcendent beauty of women as friends, lovers, daughters and mothers." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Smith's character-driven tales are funny, touching and resonant, with a quirky honesty. A southern-fried charmer!" --Family Circle

"Smith's heroines find strength in the moments that push us all forward." --People, four stars