Bad Dreams and Other Stories
Hadley, Tessa Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby, a child, awake in the night, explores the familiar rooms of her home, made strange by the darkness, a housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. The first steps into a turning point and a new life are made so easily and carelessly: each of these stories illuminates crucial moments of transition often imperceptible to the protagonists.A girl accepts a lift in...