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Today a woman went mad in the supermarket : stories

Wolitzer, Hilma (author.). Strout, Elizabeth, (writer of foreword.).

Summary: "The uncannily relevant, deliciously clear-eyed collected stories of a critically acclaimed, award-winning 'American literary treasure' (Boston Globe), ripe for rediscovery--with a foreword by Elizabeth Strout. From her many well-loved novels, Hilma Wolitzer--now 90 years old and at the top of her game--has gained a reputation as one of our best fiction writers, who 'raises ordinary people and everyday occurrences to a new height.' (Washington Post) These collected short stories--most of them originally published in magazines including Esquire and The Saturday Evening Post in the 1960s and 1970s, along with a new story that brings her early characters into the present--are evocative of an era that still resonates deeply today. In the title story, a bystander tries to soothe a woman who seems to have cracked under the pressures of motherhood. And in several linked stories throughout, the relationship between the narrator and her husband unfolds in telling and often hilarious vignettes. Of their time and yet timeless, Wolitzer's stories zero in on the domestic sphere and ordinary life with wit, candor, grace, and an acutely observant eye. Brilliantly capturing the tensions and contradictions of daily life, Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket is full of heart and insight, providing a lens into a world that was often unseen at the time, and often overlooked now--reintroducing a beloved writer to be embraced by a whole new generation of readers." --

Record details

  • ISBN: 1635577624
  • ISBN: 9781635577624
  • Physical Description: xvi, 179 pages ; 22 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Today a woman went mad in the supermarket -- Waiting for daddy -- Photographs -- Mrs. X -- Sundays -- Nights -- Overtime -- The sex maniac -- Trophies -- Bodies -- Mother -- Love -- The great escape.
Subject:
Married people
Man-woman relationships
Married people -- Fiction
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
Genre:
Short stories.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Short stories.

Available copies

  • 20 of 20 copies available at Westchester Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 20 total copies.

Other Formats and Editions

English (2)
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bedford Hills Free Library SS WOLITZER (Text) 31003151580880 Short Stories Available -
Chappaqua Library FICTION WOLITZER (Text) 31005500433638 Fiction Available -
Croton Free Library FICTION/WOLITZER (Text) 31006151832805 Fiction Available -
Eastchester Public Library FICTION WOLITZER (Text) 31008152553703 Fiction Available -
Greenburgh Public Library WOLITZER (Text) 31009154871218 Fiction Available -
Harrison Public Library WOLITZER, H. (Text) 31010300268101 Fiction Available -
Hastings-on-Hudson Public Library FICTION WOLITZER (Text) 31011151430659 Fiction Available -
Hendrick Hudson Free Library WOLITZER, HILMA (Text) 31016151757068 Fiction Available -
John C. Hart Memorial Library WOLITZER (Text) 31030155035819 Fiction Available -
Larchmont Public Library WOLITZER (Text) 31014152976415 Fiction Available -

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