Ordinary People and Other Stories

The stories in this collection are stories of ordinary people who sometimes do extraordinary things. There is the paraplegic who quietly inspires everyone she meets. Here we find a young Swedish woman of the nineteenth century who wins her love by fooling a patriarchal father. A young actress holds an audience spellbound then disappears. Will she return? An imperious woman, the scourge of her village, has an incredible past. These stories illuminate a landscape that is rich proud and almost unfailingly generous.