Mendocino and Other Stories - Softcover

"Precisely observed.... Packer has a knack for rendering with economy and eloquence those rare interludes of grace that come upon her characters unannounced." --"The New York Times Book Review

""Well crafted....Packer's real strength is her slightly skewed vision and sharp eye for detail that reveal the cracks and fissures in the most ordinary of lives, loves and losses." --"The Washington Post Book World

""Her writing is graceful and effortless, yet as controlled and purposeful as a nest-building bird."" --San Francisco Chronicle

""Gracefull written and instantly captivating. . . . Packer . . . finds a compassionate balance between her characters folly and fortitude."--"The Plain Dealer"

"Consistently engaging. . . . Packer [has an] uncanny ability to hold back until the perfect moment and tehn reveal the deepest heart of her characters." -- "Los Angeles Times Book Review"

Ann Packer received the Great Lakes Book Award""for""The Dive from Clausen's Pier, which was a national bestseller. She is also the author of Mendocino""and Other Stories. She is a past recipient of a James Michener award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. Her fiction has appeared in "The New Yorker, Ploughshares, " and other magazines, as well as in Prize Stories 1992: The O. Henry Awards. She lives in northern California with her family.