RaveLos Angeles Review of BooksWhat makes Hallberg’s editorial choices especially valuable not just to the reader but also to the writer is his decision to include three of Gallant’s earliest stories and a comprehensive bibliography. This means that turning to the book’s last page isn’t so much reaching the end of Gallant as receiving an invitation to go on from there ... These 44 stories trace Gallant’s progress as a writer ruthless in her self-scrutiny. Her prose grabs us by the throat, allowing us to see beyond our own miserly limitations.
