The Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories ~Susanna Clarke
–published 2006
–235 pages, Bloomsbury
–4.75/5 stars
“Magic, madam, is like wine and, if you are not used to it, it will make you drunk.”
It is a foregone conclusion that you dear readers are every bit like myself–there are books on your shelves that you had every intention of getting to the moment that you purchased, or were given, them but instead they have languished unread. And then that fateful day arrives in which you gently slide the book off the shelf, turn back the cover, and you find yourself swept away. As you close the last page you wonder aloud, “How could I possibly have waited so long to read this book?”.
Such was my experience with Susanna Clarke’s collection of short stories, The Ladies of Grace Adieu.
