Cambridge, MA: Zoland Books, (1999). SIGNED hardcover first edition - The first major collection of this award-winning writer's work - in her introduction Alice Hoffman notes that Bocock is a writer who "has long been admired by other writers." Spanning over half a century, this collection of twelve short stories and one novella introduces readers to Bocock's powerfully assured and accomplished short fiction. These are stories of courageous women facing crises of identity, oppression, and betrayal. The first five are set in the South where Bocock was born and raised. Introduction by Alice Hoffman. SIGNED on the title page by both Bocock and Hoffman, and uncommon thus. 246 pp. ISBN: 1-581950004.