Elizabeth Jolley – författare

In this masterly collection of stories, Elizabeth Jolley has created a splendid array of characters, all of whom fail to achieve the expected. Her stories are sometimes slyly comic, sometimes disturbing – but always they are written with a delicacy and compassion as moving as the characters themselves.

In a small Australian country town, a young woman is accused of the murders of her own daughter and the local rat catcher''s wife. As she stands to face the charges in court, a stranger enters, determined to explain her crimes.This masterly story from Woman in a Lampshade perfectly displays Elizabeth Jolley''s remarkable talent for character and story.