A master of the short form, Gina Berriault stands somewhere between Chekhov and Isaac Babel in style and psychological acuity.
"Berriault writes real fiction . . . She deepens reality, complements it and affords us the bliss of knowing, for a moment, what we cannot know." âThe Nation
âA wonderful storyteller and a beautiful writer.â âGrace Paley
The seven storiesââInfinite Passion of Expectation,â âTea Ceremony,â âThe Mistress,â âThe Overcoat,â âStolen Pleasures,â âWorks of the Imagination,â and âWomen in Their Bedsââoffer a glimpse into the oeuvre of one of the most celebrated voices in American letters.