Eight poignant tales vividly portray patient, self-reliant heroines living in small New England villages .Well-known title story plus ""A New England Nun,"" ""Old Woman Magoun,"" ""Gentian,"" ""One Good Time,"" ""The Selfishness of Amelia Lamkin,"" ""The Apple Tree,"" and ""The Butterfly."" An excellent sampling of regional work by one of America's best-known women writers.
