A masterful collection of short stories exposing the seamy undercurrents
of small-town American life from Charles Jackson, celebrated author of
The Lost Weekend.
A selection of Jackson's finest tales, The Sunnier Side and Other
Stories explores the trials of adolescence in America during the
tumultuous years of the early twentieth century. Set in the town of
Arcadia in upstate New York, the stories in this collection address the
unspoken issues--homosexuality, masturbation, alcoholism, to name a
few--lurking just beneath the surface of the small-town ideal.
The Sunnier Side showcases Jackson at the height of his storytelling
powers, reaffirming his reputation as a boundary-pushing, irreverent
writer years ahead of his time.