cover image The Shoplifter's Apprentice Stories

The Shoplifter's Apprentice Stories

Ellen Lesser. Washington Square Press, $7.95 (0pp) ISBN 978-0-671-69318-3

In 11 supple short stories, Lesser writes about now-generation young women who plug along at literary/journalistic or arty jobs while hovering on the margins of other people's lives. ``The collection, outstanding for its lyricism and control, is a pleasure to read,'' lauded PW. (July)