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The moment of tenderness / Madeleine L'Engle ; with an introduction by Charlotte Jones Voiklis.

By: L'Engle, Madeleine [author.]Contributor(s): Voiklis, Charlotte Jones [writer of introduction.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: xii, 285 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781538717820Genre/Form: Short stories. DDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3523.E55 | A6 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- The birthday -- Gilberte must play Bach -- The mountains shall stand forever -- Summer camp -- White in the moon the long road lies - Madame, or ... -- One day in spring -- Prelude to the first night alone -- Please wear your rubbers -- A room in Baltimore -- Julio at the party -- The foreign agent -- The moment of tenderness -- The foreigners -- The fact of the matter -- Poor little Saturday -- That which is left -- A sign for a sparrow.
Summary: This collection of short stories traces an emotional arc inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's early life and career, from her childhood in New York to her life as a mother in small-town Connecticut. Almost all were written in the 1940s and '50s, from Madeleine's college years until just before the publication of A Wrinkle in Time. From realism to science-fiction to fantasy, there is something for everyone.
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Introduction -- The birthday -- Gilberte must play Bach -- The mountains shall stand forever -- Summer camp -- White in the moon the long road lies - Madame, or ... -- One day in spring -- Prelude to the first night alone -- Please wear your rubbers -- A room in Baltimore -- Julio at the party -- The foreign agent -- The moment of tenderness -- The foreigners -- The fact of the matter -- Poor little Saturday -- That which is left -- A sign for a sparrow.

This collection of short stories traces an emotional arc inspired by Madeleine L'Engle's early life and career, from her childhood in New York to her life as a mother in small-town Connecticut. Almost all were written in the 1940s and '50s, from Madeleine's college years until just before the publication of A Wrinkle in Time. From realism to science-fiction to fantasy, there is something for everyone.

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