The stories in this collection are ones that Cheever wrote in the 1930s
and 1940s. There are 13 total, 11 of which are not available anywhere
else, including the new Library of America edition. Interest in
Cheever's work has been renewed with the publication of a new biography,
John Cheever: A Life by Blake Bailey. Readers of Cheever, both new and
old, will be fascinated by this essential collection.