'Stories are, after all, like a thumbprint. Unique to the soul and heart they are by creation attached'Comprising two volumes - In Love and Trouble and You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down - The Complete stories is a rich smorgasbord of tales that showcases three decades of the author's work. They show the immense range of Alice Walker's talent, from humour to stories of love, race and politics, reaffirming her position as one of the most important writers of the past 50 years.