The Mortgaged HeartAn absorbing look at the early beginnings of one of Americas finest writers, The Mortgaged Heart is an important collection of Carson McCullerss work, including stories, essays, articles, poems, and her writing on writing. These pieces, written mostly before McCullers was nineteen, provide invaluable insight into her life and her gifts and growth as a writer. The collection also contains the working outline of The Mute, which became her best selling

author of the bestseller Struck by Lightning: The Curious World of Probabilities

and told with candour and tenderness

she must face her past—and make a decision about her future

Extremely timely

Every Single Secret

and other amusements

and cooking the food of his childhood

“A lively visit with the dauntless men and women who operate America’s family farms and help provide our miraculous annual bounty

and after the events of The City of Brass

sexy spitfire of a novel

Embedded in English legend and association

One of her first guests is Travis Grant: a celebrity of sorts