A collection of previously uncompiled stories from the short-story master and literary sensation Lucia Berlin. In 2015, FSG published A Manual for Cleaning Women, a posthumous story collection by a relatively unknown writer, to wild, widespread acclaim. It was a New York Times bestseller; the paper's Book Review named it one of the Ten Best Books of 2015; and NPR, Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and other outlets gave the book rave reviews. Evening in Paradise is a careful selection from the remaining Berlin stories—a jewel box follow-up for Lucia Berlin's hungry fans. Foreword: The story is the thing / by Mark Berlin—The musical vanity boxes—Sometimes in summer—Andado: a Gothic romance—Dust to dust—Itinerary—Lead Street, Albuquerque—NoeÌ⁸l. Texas. 1956 — The adobe house with a tin roof—A foggy day—Cherry blossom time—Evening in Paradise—La Barca de la Ilusion—My life is an open book—The wives—NoeÌ⁸l, 1974 — The pony bar, Oakland—Daughters—Rainy day—Our brother's keeper—Lost in the Louvre—Sombra—Luna nueva—A note on Lucia Berlin