This Collection of Stories copyright © Rose Tremain 2014
‘Captive’ first published in the Guardian © Rose Tremain 2011,
‘The Jester of Astapovo’ first published in the Guardian © Rose Tremain 2009, ‘Extra Geography’ first published in Good Housekeeping © Rose Tremain 2007,
‘Man in the Water’ first published in Prospect © Rose Tremain 2008,
‘Juliette Gréco’s Black Dress’ first published in Vogue © Rose Tremain 2008, ‘Smithy’ first published in the Guardian © Rose Tremain 2007,
‘BlackBerry Winter’ first published in the Telegraph © Rose Tremain 2011,
‘The Closing Door’ first published in the Guardian © Rose Tremain 2011,
‘21st-Century Juliet’ first published in Prospect © Rose Tremain 2007
Yarmouth Beach and Jetty by Joseph Stannard © Norfolk Museums Service (Norwich Castle Museum and Gallery)
Copyright © 2014 by Rose Tremain
First American Edition 2015
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Tremain, Rose.
[Short stories. Selections]
The American lover / Rose Tremain. — First American edition.
pages ; cm
ISBN 978-0-393-24671-1 (hardcover)
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PR6070.R364A6 2015
823´.914—dc23
2014033773
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