In stories as intriguing as their title-"Pink Cigarettes," "Electric Blue Damsels,""Other People's Bathrobes"-Mackay demonstrates her uncanny ability to expose the menace of everyday life with humor and haunting accuracy. Harnessing Mackay's darkly comic vision, an astonshing originality, and vibrant prose, these remarkable short works provide "novel-worthy dimensions in a few pages" . "American readers new to Mackay's stories," said Publishers Weekly, "have something really special waiting for them."
Language
English
Pages
416
Format
Paperback
Release
January 01, 1987
ISBN 13
9780156005333
Dreams of Dead Women's Handbags: Collected Stories
In stories as intriguing as their title-"Pink Cigarettes," "Electric Blue Damsels,""Other People's Bathrobes"-Mackay demonstrates her uncanny ability to expose the menace of everyday life with humor and haunting accuracy. Harnessing Mackay's darkly comic vision, an astonshing originality, and vibrant prose, these remarkable short works provide "novel-worthy dimensions in a few pages" . "American readers new to Mackay's stories," said Publishers Weekly, "have something really special waiting for them."