Synopses & Reviews
"Victims are necessary so that the strong may exercise their will and become more strong", wrote Jean Rhys. In "The Uncle & Other Stories", Joan Shaw reaffirms this dictum with acerbic wit and jarring perception. Through telescopic time shifts and contrapuntal harmonies of past and present, realities that shimmer and melt into evanescence, Joan Shaw illuminates the once-dark corners of our experience.