"Corn maiden", the title story, surrounds the disappearance of a sweet blonde-haired child is linked to her mother's indiscretions, a too-obvious schoolteacher and an older student with a fascination for a Native American legend. In addition, Oates offers six other tales of the night.
Contents
Corn maiden -- Beersheba -- Nobody knows my name -- Fossil-figures -- Death-cup -- Helping hands -- A hole in the head.