Bliss, and other stories

The collection assembles interconnected short narratives that capture fleeting domestic moments and interior awakenings, often through precise sensory detail and free indirect narration. Scenes range from domestic departures and awkward social gatherings to sudden emotional revelations, emphasizing subtle psychological shifts, unspoken desires, and the gap between public appearances and private feeling. Recurring concerns include marital strain, maternal ambivalence, class observation, memory, and small acts that expose larger emotional truths. The prose favors impressionistic imagery, elliptical endings, and tonal shifts from whimsy to unease, inviting readers to linger on mood and implication rather than conventional closure.