Follies: New Stories - Softcover

"Beattie is a shrewd observer of human nature and one of the best short story writers alive." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Ann Beattie is one of our era's most vital masters of the short form." -- The Washington Post Book World

"Beattie has a keen eye for love's fault lines, for our missed signals and hidden motives." -- More

"Beattie's style works brilliantly -- as, seeming only to report the events of an evening, she reveals the essence of her tale." -- The Atlantic Monthly

"The stories of Follies shine with the insights of time." -- Los Angeles Times

A novella-and-story-collection volume by the author of Doctor's House features the themes of adult children, aging parents, and life-changing chance encounters, presenting in the title work the catastrophic consequences of a man's car accident with an elderly woman. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.