Janet Burroway is an accomplished novelist whose works delve into the intricacies of human psychology and social dynamics. Her narratives are characterized by a keen exploration of complex relationships and moral quandaries, delivered with elegant prose and masterful storytelling. Beyond her fiction, Burroway is a respected educator in creative writing, shaping emerging literary talent. Her writing is celebrated for its depth, sensitivity, and profound literary skill.
The arrival of four million relentless wasps threatens the town of Itching Down. Amidst the chaos, Bap the Baker devises a wild plan that could save the community from the invasive pests. As the situation escalates, the story unfolds with humor and creativity, showcasing the lengths to which one determined individual will go to protect his town.
One hot summer in Itching Down,Four million wasps flew into town. What are the villagers going to do about this noisy, nasty nuisance of a swarm? Make a giant jam sandwich - that's what!
During the rehearsals of her ex-husband, Boyd's play--which comes to a comically tragic end--costume designer Shaara Soole becomes a reluctant ally of Boyd's new and much younger wife, Wendy
"Her style has the precision of John Updike's and the charm of Conan Doyle's… and her novel contains some of the most dazzling bits of description I have come across." --The New York Times Book Review"…as tiresome a novel as you will meet in a day's march." --The Daily Telegraph
"Millie Delaney, though she was liked and accepted by the people of the remote Arizona town in which she lived, was oddly isolated and set apart from them - set apart by her temperament, by her family background and by the width and scope of her intellectual and moral horizons. Suddenly into the small calm world she had built for herself two people erupted with shattering effect - Miguel, the Mexican boy she taught at school and who was perhaps an embryonic literary genius; and Toad, the tall, fair stranger from beyond the mountains. Miss Burroway portrays, with immense skill, delicacy and perception, the explosions they caused and their devastating aftermaths. Janet Burroway, born in 1936, spent three years at Columbia before coming to Cambridge in 1958 to read English Literature. She has already published poems and short stories in various magazines and anthologies both here and in the United States[,] but 'Descend Again' is her first novel." [from the front flap]