Discoverstoriesthatinspirea“greatcapacityforwonder“(NewYorkTimes)fromthebelovedauthorofAWrinkleinTime:namedoneofthespring’smostanticipatedbooks(GoodHousekeeping),thiscollectiontranscendsgenerationaldividestohighlightthepowerofhopeandjoy.ThispowerfulcollectionofshortstoriestracesanemotionalarcinspiredbyMadeleineL’Engle’searlylifeandcareer,fromherlonelychildhoodinNewYorktoherlifeasamotherinsmall-townConnecticut.InaselectionofeighteenstoriesdiscoveredbyoneofL’Engle’sgranddaughters,weseehowL’Engle’spersonalexperiencesandabidingfaithinformedthecreationofhermanycherishedworks.Someofthesestorieshaveneverbeenpublished;otherswererefashionedintoscenesforhernovelsandmemoirs.Almostallwerewritteninthe1940sand’50s,fromMadeleine’scollegeyearsuntiljustbeforethepublicationofAWrinkleinTime.Fromrealismtoscience-fictiontofantasy,thereissomethingforeveryoneinthismagicalcollection.IncludesaReadingGroupGuideandNever-before-publishedstoryexclusivetothepaperbackMOSTANTICIPATEDbyTheMillions*Time*Salon*TheLily*BookRiot*PopSugar*Gizmodo*Bustle*Tor*SheReads*Parade*TheChristianScienceMonitorIncludesaReadingGroupGuide.
