Nine short stories by the award-winning author impart new meaning to the true spirit of Christmas and illuminate the familiar problems of modern-day life--fear, loneliness, personal loss, alienation
Presents the economic and social life of a medieval town by chronicling a week's activities in the trading center of Stanford (now Stamford), England, in 1274.
In a modified rendition of the Latin poet's fable, Rusticus the country mouse and Urbanus the city mouse exchange visits, each becoming more convinced of the superiority of his way of life