For Esmé - with Love and Squalor

<p><b>In honour of the centennial of the birth of J.D. Salinger in 1919 Penguin reissues all four of his books in beautiful commemorative hardback editions - with artwork and text based on the very first Salinger editions published in the 1950s and 1960s.</b><br><br>A collection of nine exceptional stories from one of the great American voices of the twentieth century. Witty urbane and frequently affecting <i>For Esm&#233; - with Love and Squalor</i> sits alongside Salinger's very best work - a gem that will be passed down for many generations to come.<br><br><b>'The most perfectly balanced collection of stories I know' Ann Patchett</b></p>