Jack of Diamonds and Other Stories

by Elizabeth Spencer

Very good.. 1st trade paperback printing. A richly nuanced collection of five long short stories by one of the best contemporary Southern writers. 184 pp.

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Elizabeth Spencer was an American writer. Spencer's first novel, Fire in the Morning, was published in 1948. She has written a total of nine novels, seven collections of short stories, a memoir (Landscapes of the Heart, 1998), and a play (For Lease or Sale, 1989). Her novella The Light in the Piazza (1960) was adapted for the screen in 1962 and transformed into a Broadway musical of the same name in 2005. She is a five-time recipient of the O. Henry Award for short fiction.

Reviews

[Hal · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these stories. I don't even know why - they're just about rich white people doing rich white things. But Elizabeth Spencer is my new current favorite author.