These eight stories reveal the singular imaginative power of one of Americasmost admired writers. Set in the Old Natchez Trace region the stories dip inand out ... » 

These eight stories reveal the singular imaginative power of one of Americasmost admired writers. Set in the Old Natchez Trace region the stories dip inand out of history and range from virgin wilderness to a bar in New Orleans. Ineach story Miss Welty sustains the high level of performance that throughouther distinguished career has won her numerous literary awards. Miss Weltyruns a photofinish with the finest prose artists of her time Time. «