Cheever's life and early work -- "The enormous radio": Cheever's short story craft -- "The continuousness of things": The wrapshot novels -- Love and usefulness: Life in Shady Hill and elsewhere -- A darker view: "The Brigadier and the golf widow" -- "Bullet Park": Shady Hill with The brightening vision: "The world of apples" -- "Falconer" : A dramatic departure for familiar territory -- The continuing excellence of John Cheever.