One of this author's protagonists scrubs nailÂ­polish off a desk because it belongs to a woman whom she later almost hits with a breadboard.
In a novel by this author, a bandit named Little Harp keeps the talking, decapitated head of his brother Big Harp in a chest. One of this author's protagonists scrubs nailÂ­polish off a desk because it belongs to a woman whom she later almost hits with a breadboard. In a novel by this author, Rosamund marries a man who disguises his face with berry juice and tricks Mike Fink into thinking he's a ghost in the first scene. A character of this author (*) dies after his wife tries to get him to go to a carnival while he's recovering from detached retina surgery. In that novel by her, the funeral of Judge McKelva is attended by his wife, Fay, and daughter, Laurel. For 10 points, name this author of The Robber Bridegroom and The Optimist's Daughter, who also wrote short stories like "A Worn Path" and "Why I Live at the P.O."
In a novel by this author, a bandit named Little Harp keeps the talking, decapitated head of his brother Big Harp in a chest.
Eudora Welty