Stories from Another World

A collection of twelve short stories from the O. Henry Prize–winning author.In "Death in Rome," the shadow of cancer—and of an intimate secret—hangs over childhood friends on vacation.The unexpected confession of an affair reveals the unsettling truth about a loveless marriage, tainted with animal ferocity in "Baboons."A potential suitor allows "Poor Cousins" to embark on a scheme to inherit the e...