Overview
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • A New Yorker Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A finely etched collection of short stories from the "generous, category-defying imagination" (New York Times Book Review) of Helen Garner, one of Australia's most beloved writers"Perceptive and virtuosic . . . . these visceral, incandescent stories treat us to Garner’s companionable brilliance.”—The New York Times Book Review
A woman sends postcards to a former lover from the idyllic Gold Coast. A chorus of hometown voices gossip about a wayward friend returned. A young girl discovers a hidden box of horrors.
Helen Garner is best known for her frank, unsparing, and intricate portraits of Australian life. Now, in Stories, comes the collected short fiction of a singular literary voice. These stories delve into the complexities of love and longing, of the pain, darkness, and joy of life, and all told with Garner's characteristic sharpness, honesty, and humor. Each one is a perfect piece, but together they showcase a rare talent and a master of many literary forms.
The book, Stories: The Collected Short Fiction [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780553387476 in Hardcover by Helen Garner may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
03/03/2026
ISBN-10:
0553387472
ISBN-13:
9780553387476
Pages:
208
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
