01857cam a2200313 i 4500 27267 27267 1150888341 OCoLC 20201029121900.0 200430s2020 nyu 000 j eng 2019041840 9781538717820 (OCoLC)1150888341 DLC eng rda TXN FNN OCLCO PS3523.E55 A6 2020 813/.54 23 L'Engle, Madeleine, author. 5832 The moment of tenderness / Madeleine L'Engle ; with an introduction by Charlotte Jones Voiklis. First edition. New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020. xii, 285 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent. unmediated n rdamedia. volume nc rdacarrier. 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. Short stories. lcgft. 3137 Voiklis, Charlotte Jones, writer of introduction. 5833 ddc BOOK ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2020-10-29 27.00 1 L'ENG 51865 2021-04-15 2021-04-02 2020-10-29 BOOK