A Day Off

First published in 1933, this outstanding collection is made up of two short novels, <i>A Day Off</i> and <i>The Single Heart</i>, and three long stories which show the variety of the author's great writing skills that make her one of the most distinguished of women writers. <br><br>In <i>A Day Off</i>, Jameson tells of a day in the life of a middle-aged woman. A lonely woman, snatching at any relationship she can make. It is a story of great perception and understanding but tinged with bitterness and the inevitable sadness of isolation. <b></b>