Dangerous French Mistress & Other Stories

by Laurie Colwin

Contains 10 short stories:
Animal Behaviour
Dangerous French Mistress
The Water Rats
The Girl with the Harlequin Glasses
Passion and Affect
The Man Who Jumped into the Water
The Smartest Woman in America
Mr Parker
Wet
The Big Plum

Genres: Short Stories

136 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1975

About the author

Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels: Happy All the Time, Family Happiness, Goodbye Without Leaving, Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object, and A Big Storm Knocked It Over; three collections of short stories: Passion and Affect, Another Marvelous Thing, and The Lone Pilgrim; and two collections of essays: Home Cooking and More Home Cooking. She died in 1992.

Reviews

[Ama · Rating 5 out of 5]

laurie colwin is an amazing and undervalued short story writer. well-known for her cooking/housekeeping memoirs, colwin is a master of scene and sense of place. she creates vivid worlds swiftly and so tenderly. my dad gave me the 1974 european hardback for my 16th birthday, and it was one of my most treasured belongings until. i. lost. it.