Let me tell you : new stories, essays, and other writings /

"As we approach the centenary of [Jackson's] birth comes this astonishing compilation of fifty-six pieces--more than forty of which have never been published before. Two of Jackson's children co-edited this volume, culling through the vast archives of their mothers paper's at the...

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Main Author: Jackson, Shirley, 1916-1965 (Author)
Other Authors: Hyman, Laurence Jackson (Editor), DeWitt, Sarah Hyman (Editor), Franklin, Ruth (author of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
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