Delicate Edible Birds: And Other Stories - Hardcover

"It takes only a few pages to see that Ms. Groff can write--really write."--New York Observer

"Delicate Edible Birds is wonderfully imaginative, subtle and precise, brimming over with brave and fascinating women. . . . A dazzling collection to make all those readers who are wary of short stories think again."--newbooks

"In her strongest writing, Groff echoes the magic of her gothic forebears."--Financial Times

"Groff's prose is lovely, and when she nails a story--like the title story about journalists fleeing Nazi-occupied Paris--the results are sublime."--Publishers Weekly

The author of The Monsters of Templeton presents a volume of nine stories that reflects the use of different styles and structures, including a recreation of the tale of Abelard and Heloise during the 1918 New York flu epidemic, a contemporary account of Templeton, and the experiences of a group of war correspondents in France. 50,000 first printing.