SOURCE: A review of The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford, in Commonweal, Vol. XC, No. 6, April 25, 1969, pp. 174-75.
Below, Malin examines three of Stafford's short stories, noting that her "poised, beautiful style" is a "perfect frame . . . for the hideous withdrawals, self-deceptions, and perversions of her heroines. "
