The Collected Essays Volume Two

Candid, sharp, and entertaining essays from the #1 New York Times –bestselling author of Memories of a Catholic Girlhood and a “delightfully polished writer” ( The Atlantic Monthly ).   Whether penning criticism, memoir, or fiction, the New York Times –bestselling author of The Group invariably wrote with “an icily honest eye and a glacial wit” ( The New York Times ). Gathered here are two memorable collections: theatrical critiques and opinion pieces.   Mary McCarthy’s Theatre Chronic