A. L. Barker's debut story collection appeared in 1947 and won the
inaugural Somerset Maugham prize, instantly marking her out as a
remarkable new talent. Each story describes a crisis in life; each
reveals the impact of experience upon innocence, or vice versa.
'[Barker's] remarkable descriptive powers, her feeling for the
exact word and the right combination of adjectives are most
satisfyingly applied to the evocation of landscape... Barker writes
with a subtlety and precision which are as delightful as they are
rare.' Times Literary Supplement 'This collection of eight short
stories... introduces an already assured and subtle stylist...
There is little pity here, but - if restrained - considerable
terror and tragedy, and a precision of observation and treatment
which qualify this collection for a critical, fastidious audience.'
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