ANN BEATTIE is the author of nine short story collections and eight novels. In 2000, she received the PEN/Malamud Award for achievement in the short story. In 2005, she received the Rea Award for the Short Story. She is a member of The American Academy of Arts and Letters and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She and her husband, Lincoln Perry, live in Maine and Key West, Florida.
Dense with off-kilter insight and suggestive characterisation, these are pieces that wrongfoot you in the best way -- Alex Clark * Observer * Beattie's handling of this subject is subtle, discomfiting and strangely beautiful. She is particularly adept at noticing the magic of the world in which her characters live so uneasily' -- Matthew Adams * Sunday Telegraph * The comedy is subtle, the writing is polished... Delicious to read - mischievous, witty, ironic and truthful -- Kate Saunders * The Times *