A wonderfully lyrical, gently elegiac collection of stories... Hall forces

us to see our own dilemmas in his intricately constructed fiction:"

--ALIDA BECKER, CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER

"Donald Hall s The Ideal Bakery is an ambitious booK . a breathtakingly

successful one His work shows his high craftsmanship, his ability To

think and feel deeply on a wide range of subjects, and these are not smc

virtues." CHICAGO TRIBUNE

"[Hall is] a writer who attains the same high level of the game in poetry,

fiction and nonfiction. ., let us be grateful for the talent that has produced

the dozen notable and moving stories of The Ideal Bakery."

ROBERT TAYLOR. BOSTON GLOBE

"Donald Hall has seasoned me dozen delicious short stories in The Ideal

Bakery with much eloquence, lyricism, wit and compassion Like his

poetry, Hall s prose sings with rich sounds ana rhythms, mixes order with

ardor and is always accessible"

OWEN McNALLY, HARTFORD COURANT

"There s a strong nostalgic vein running through mese twelve stories, and

much of the best writing is powered by ave of the details of a simpler

time These are a ~oet s stories, rhythmically written, rich with imagery."

PETER MEINKE ST PETERSBURG TIMES