ABOUT BOOK

Twelve short stories which are typical of the good work one expects of Miss Ferber. The people are all human, whether cheerful—by request, or the gay old dog, or the tough guy, or the guiding Miss Gowd or any of the others.Cheerful by Request * The Gay Old Dog * The Tough Guy * The Eldest * That's Marriage * The Woman Who Tried to Be Good * The Girl Who Went Right * The Hooker-Up-the-Back * The Guiding Miss Gowd * Sophy-As-She-Might-Have-Been * The Three of Them * Shore Leave