Hortense Calisher

The Novellas of Hortense Calisher
"For the sheer reading pleasure and challenge of dazzling writing, this collection is a winner."

Tattoo for a Slave
When the author's Southern-born grandmother dies, her father tells her: "Your grandmother never kept slaves." But when she reaches adulthood, she discovers in the family lockbox a receipt for insurance on a slave. This memoir explores the complex themes of growing up in New York City in a transplanted Southern household.

Sunday Jews
"A rare fictional exploration of a great and disturbing theme."