The central theme of these 13 short stories mirrors Dorothy Edwards’s own life: that of people’s inability to fully empathize with each other. Her characters mix on a social level, often over tea, at the piano, or on walks, but when they fully reach out to each other, only disappointment ensues....

The central theme of Dorothy Edwards' writing mirrors her own life, that of the marginalization of women and the struggle of women to lead independent lives. In Winter Sonata, there is also the seeming inability for the men and women of the novel to connect in any deep way, reflecting Edward’s...

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere.