In the Land of Dreamy Dreams

IN THE LAND OF DREAMY DREAMS, Ellen Gilchrist's first book, is a collection of 14 short stories. She wrote them after being selected for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Clearly she put her time to good use. "It's difficult to review a first book as good as this one without resorting to every known superlative cliche...Gilchrist is the real thing." (Washington Post) "Her stories are perceptive, her manner stylish and idiomatic--a rare and potent combination." (London Times Literary Supplement)