A collection of previously uncompiled stories from the short-story master and literary sensation Lucia Berlin.In 2015, FSG published A Manual for Cleaning Women, a posthumous story collection by a relatively unknown writer, to wild, widespread acclaim. It was a New York Times bestseller; the paper's Book Review named it one of the Ten Best Books of 2015; and NPR, Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and other outlets gave the book rave reviews.Evening in Paradise is a careful selection from the remaining Berlin stories - a jewel box follow-up for Lucia Berlin's hungry fans.Foreword: The story is the thing by Mark Berlin - The musical vanity boxes - Sometimes in summer - Andado: a Gothic romance - Dust to dust - Itinerary - Lead Street, Albuquerque - NoeI8l. Texas. 1956 - The adobe house with a tin roof - A foggy day - Cherry blossom time - Evening in Paradise - La Barca de la Ilusion - My life is an open book - The wives - NoeI8l, 1974 - The pony bar, Oakland - Daughters - Rainy day - Our brother's keeper - Lost in the Louvre - Sombra - Luna nueva - A note on Lucia Berlin