Adams's 1999 The Last Lovely City was the author's final publication before her death the same year. In addition to the title story, this collection features twelve other short works, most of which depict life in the San Francisco Bay area. The last four stories are considered a grouping of related tales that can be read as a novella.
Adams's novel A Southern Exposure (1996) draws from the author's youth in North Carolina. Set in 1939, this story is about a family that leaves Connecticut in favor of a more promising life.....
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