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