A review by wtb_michael
A Few Days in the Country and Other Stories by Elizabeth Harrower

3.0

These stories are about women - women oppressed by family, women uncertain about themselves and women finding small moments of self-belief. Harrower's a lovely writer, but the short story format doesn't give her the time to build up the deep and pervading dread that she manages in [b:The Watch Tower|2497026|The Watch Tower|Elizabeth Harrower|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1335598702s/2497026.jpg|2504346] - although she comes close in The Beautiful Climate, the best story in this collection.