Cliffs of Fall: And Other Stories African Studies ISBN13: 9781884564475

ISBN13: 9781884564475

My Heart Laid Bare contains "invaluable psychological observations relating to decadence of the kind in which Schopenhauer's and Byron's case has been burned

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Washington presided at the Constitutional Convention and believed that the decision to go to war was committed to Congress

Cliffs of Fall: And Other Stories African Studies ISBN13: 9781884564475From the author of The Great Fire, a collection of stories about love and acceptance, expectations and disappointment Shirley Hazzard's stories are sharp, sensitive portrayals of moments of crisis. Whether they are set in the Italian countryside or suburban Connecticut, the stories deal with real people and real problems. In the title piece, a young widow is surprised and ashamed by her lack of grief for her husband. In A Place in the Country, a young