Roses, Rhododendron
from The Stories of Alice Adams
Published on 7. May 2019
24 pages
978-1-9848-9965-1 (ISBN)
Description
Famous for illuminating the hidden workings of human relationships, Alice Adams's short stories appeared dozens of times in The New Yorker and were a mainstay of the O. Henry Award collections. From her capstone collection The Stories of Alice Adams, "Roses, Rhododendron" chronicles the power of a lifelong friendship.
When a young Jane Kilgore moves to North Carolina with her superstitious mother, she meets Harriet Farr and finds comfort and stability amongst her family. As Jane's life takes her away from the South, she learns that her relationship with the Farrs shaped her childhood and life thereafter.
When a young Jane Kilgore moves to North Carolina with her superstitious mother, she meets Harriet Farr and finds comfort and stability amongst her family. As Jane's life takes her away from the South, she learns that her relationship with the Farrs shaped her childhood and life thereafter.
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Alice Adams was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, raised in North Carolina, and graduated from Radcliffe College. She was the recipient the O. Henry Lifetime Achievement Award and an Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. She also received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. The author of five collections of short stories and ten novels--among them Listening to Billie, Superior Women, Second Chances, and A Southern Exposure--she lived in San Francisco until her death in 1999.
