TY - BOOK AU - L'Engle,Madeleine AU - Voiklis,Charlotte Jones TI - The moment of tenderness SN - 9781538717820 AV - PS3523.E55 A6 2020 U1 - 813/.54 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Grand Central Publishing KW - Short stories KW - lcgft N1 - 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 N2 - 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. ER -