Babe in Paradise

A debut collection of short stories journeys into the lives of characters who live on the periphery of the glamour and success of modern-day Los Angeles in such works as "What I Saw from Where I Stood" about a young couple confronting the loss of a child and the title story about a woman faced with the complete annihilation of her past as fire threatens to engulf her home. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.