Vanessa Furse Jackson
What I Cannot Say to You
Stories by Vanessa Furse Jackson
(University of Missouri Press 2003)

Publisher's comments:
Set in England, these are stories that explore the basic nature of friendship: how friendships are formed and deepened, how they can be betrayed and lost. There are friendships between children, married couples, sisters, women, and between grandparents and grandchildren. Throughout, these friendships are tested, coming up against outside forces and internal conflicts that alter or destroy them.

... Jackson approaches these and other stories with uncompromising social insight and sharp narrative turns, yet the drama is tempered by strong doses of humor and irony. These are quiet stories that creep up on the reader and remain lodged in the mind.

Dr. Jackson is Professor of English at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

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