Poor Folk and Other Stories Caribbean & West Indian author of the Vera Stanhope

author of the Vera Stanhope series

and out of bacon sandwiches (thanks to his well-meaning wife)--Sam must rely on his copper's instincts

identity-affirming view of sex is wildly empowering

she puts up with him

all exploring ghosts and the uncanny

Poor Folk and Other Stories Caribbean & West Indian author of the Vera StanhopeWith their penetrating psychological insight and their emphasis on human dignity, respect and forgiveness, Dostoyevsky's early short stories contain the seeds of the themes that came to his major novels. Poor Folk, the author's first great literary triumph, is the story of a tragic relationship between an impoverished copy clerk and a young seamstress, told through their passionate letters to each other. In The Landlady Dostoyevsky portrays a dreamer