Famous for illuminating the hidden workings of human relationships, Alice Adams’s short stories appeared dozens of times in The New Yorker and were a mainstay

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"Tales of Psychology" consists of 19 short stories selected for their insight into human nature and their merit as fine works of literature. Each story is follo

“Sophisticated, charming, often nostalgic, and so artfully written that half the time you don’t know that you are reading on of the best writers around.”