Several Deceptions: Four Novellas - Softcover

"Like a small box of chocolate truffles, these delicious novellas. . . should be carried in a handbag or briefcase . . . for a quick hit of wit or the jolt of a . . . clever surprise ending."

""Several Deceptions" delights with its verve and intelligence..."

"Witty . . . cultured and ironic . . . lavish and precise at evoking place through culture and language."

"An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny."

"Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and
literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply
rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose."

" An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny."

" Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and
literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply
rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose."

"Four exquisitely crafted novellas introduce a brilliant new writer." --Harpers & Queen
An impressive first collection . . . These stories are refreshingly, unapologetically erudite. They are also extremely funny.
Observer
Here is a gossipy, smart, critical, intellectual, high-spirited and literate voice. It is like a secret retreat where readers can simply rejoice in intelligent, stylish prose.
Times Literary Supplement
"Witty . . . cultured and ironic . . . lavish and precise at evoking place through culture and language."
The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Like a small box of chocolate truffles, these delicious novellas. . . should be carried in a handbag or briefcase . . . for a quick hit of wit or the jolt of a . . . clever surprise ending." USA Today"

Published to wide acclaim in England, "Several Deceptions" introduces a new writer with a fresh voice, making her debut with four entertaining novellas.