These ten classic stories are masterful depictions of the underside of life, deep in the American South. On receiving an early copy, Evelyn Waugh remarked \047If these stories are in fact the work of a young lady, they are indeed remarkable.\047She\047s horrifyingly funny . . . It\047s that cool, removed style combined with very black stories.\047 Donna Tartt\047No one has written better about the reality of evil. Few have written as well, with such sharp-edged compassion, about the weaknesses and follies of humanity, about the operation of grace in our lives and about the necessity of humility.