Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket: Stories

Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket by Hilma Wolitzer is a heartwarming and insightful collection of short stories that capture the tensions and contradictions of daily life.

With a foreword by Elizabeth Strout, this audiobook is read by Hilary Huber and features a new story that brings Wolitzer's early characters into the present.

The stories are evocative of an era that still resonates deeply today, zeroing in on the domestic sphere with wit, candor, grace, and an acutely observant eye.

In the title story, a bystander tries to soothe a woman who seems to have cracked under the pressures of her life, while in linked stories throughout, the relationship between the narrator and her husband unfolds in telling and often hilarious vignettes.

Don't miss out on this beloved writer's reintroduction to a whole new generation of readers and listeners.