Where You'll Find Me and Other Stories

Ann Beattie. Collier Books, $9 (207pp) ISBN 978-0-02-016560-6

In Beattie's fourth short story collection, works that seemed aimless and unimpressive upon original publication are given an enriching context while better tales reaffirm the author's abilities. PW stated that the collection ""transcends the purposeful absence of continuity and plot.'' (September)

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