Published posthumously in 1995, Mrs. Ted Bliss tells the story of an eighty-two-year-old widow starting life anew after the death of her husband. As Dorothy Bliss learns to cope with the mundane rituals of life in a Florida retirement community, she inadvertently becomes involved with a drug kingpin trying to use her as a front for his operations. Combining a comic plot with a deep concern for character, Elkin ends his career with a vivid portrait of a woman overcoming loss, a woman who is both recognizable and as unique as Elkin's other famous characters.
Mrs. Ted Bliss (American Literature (Dalkey Archive))
Stanley Elkin
$14.95
- SKU:
- 9781564783226
- UPC:
- 9781564783226
- Gift wrapping:
- Options available
- Published by:
- Dalkey Archive Press
- Pub date:
- 04/01/2002
- Binding type:
- Paperback
- Pages:
- 294
- ISBN:
- 9781564783226