SELECTED AND WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY TESSA HADLEY A teacher dreams of killing her pupil. A man walks into a ladies hat shop. A ruined family sells their belongings. A girl shares her secret den. Spanning the 1920s to the postwar years this new selection brings Elizabeth Bowens finest short stories together for the first time. Elegant and subtle they showcase Bowens ability to evoke ineffable emotions grief nostalgia selfconsciousness dread and combine remarkable psychological insight wi Hardback