Balloons

by Elizabeth Bibesco

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169 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Asquith Bibesco, daugther of Margot Asquith.

Reviews

[Meakin Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this because I came across her name in Wikipedia. She was the daughter of a Brit PM, and married a Romanian prince.. She was also a feminist and a writer of precise, compressed stories. This book is slightly uneven, but there’s one or two that remind me of Chekhov in how the reveal contradictions in humanity. My favorite is “Haven” where a woman is ignored in her small town because she’s unmarried. She then moves to a new town, pretending to be a widow. Because this fictive man had once loved her (thus proving her value to society), the town decides to love her, too. However, some stories fall flat. She wasn’t a genius but it’s too bad she’s forgotten.