"Where yesterday lives"--At thirty one, Ellen Barrett has already won a Pulitzer prize. Sadly, though, her skill as a journalist far surpasses her ability to sort out her troubled past. When she returns to picturesque Petoskey, Michigan, for her beloved father's funeral, it's a traumatic emotional and spiritual journey for Ellen, a rediscovery of what is truly important and eternal. "When Joy came to stay"--Maggie Stovall is trapped inside a person...

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Henry James.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Little Women, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

"An electrifying first collection from one of the most exciting short story writers of our time Ottessa Moshfegh's debut novel Eileen was one of the literary events of 2015. Garlanded with critical acclaim, it was named a book of the year by The Washington Postand theSan Francisco Chronicle, nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award, short-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and won the PEN/Hemingway Award for debut fiction. But as many critics...