I’m coming in to this book having never read anything by this author. I know some of these short stories were reworked and became novels, but reading this selection without having read other finished works, that just how a few of them felt—unfinished.
I loved several of these stories, others were just not for me, but the writing is still exquisite throughout and I enjoyed the timelessness.

I name Madeleine as my favorite author more or less out of habit; I'm not as gaga for her as I was in middle and high school. But even so, there was no chance I wouldn't pick up this collection of short stories, most of them previously unpublished. Overall, it's a good, though not great, collection. Its strength for me lies in its breadth of genres: typical L'Engle philosophical talk; science fiction; fantasy; coming-of-age; slice of life. Its greatest weakness, of course, is Madeleine's typical heavy-handedness in her morals, and the ways in which some of the stories gloss over too much or end too suddenly. (This may be because they were unedited and perhaps unfinished, though even two that were published, "Madame, Or..." and "Please Wear Your Rubbers," have this problem.) It's a good book for exactly the only people who will pick it up: L'Engle fans who will read anything they can of hers, and who can put up with her sometimes repetitive plots and ideas. Overall 3.5/5, rounding to 4.

Lovely, just lovely. A collection of short stories. Lyrical, and memorable. Deeply moving. L'Engle's prose is remarkable...and still resonates to this day.

Fans of Madeleine L'Engle will enjoy this collection of short stories. It's compiled chronologically. The first few stories are a bit melancholy and might put off readers who are unfamiliar with L'Engle's work or expecting something different. The collection is worth reading and as always, I enjoyed L"Engle's unique style.

Lovely collection of L’Engle stories; we all know and love A Wrinkle in Time but I enjoyed reading some lesser known works.

This is a collection of 18 short stories that were found by the granddaughter after Madeline L'Engle died in 2007. They are arranged mostly in chronological order from when they were written. They are beautifully written, full of imagery and interesting characters. I was excited to be able to read more by this author!

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This lovely book is chock full of Madeleine L’Engle’s previously undiscovered short stories, full of vivid characters and many touches of that very special spirit that flows through all of her writing.

Thanks to NetGalley, the editors and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I recommend any work by Madeline L’Engle and would gladly add this book to that list. The author wove life and beauty into prose — as she always did. Please enjoy.