The silken thread: Stories and sketches

Intimate, economical recordings and observations of twentieth century women, and Sandel's feminist orientation and eye for painterly detail, which invite comparison with Colette - are evident."" - Publishers Weekly. ""[The] crisp translation fluently conveys the economy and acuity of her prose - None of the stories is long - but, like the work of most gifted short-story writers, they linger and expand in the mind."" - TLS.