Summary

In the short story, "Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines" the focus is on Susie, a young girl who comes from a well-to-do family and lives in an upscale neighborhood. Susie is miserable with her life. She is overweight, a fact that her mother doesn’t let her forget. The kids on the bus and at school pick on her. She makes friends with Mr. Klein who owns a local fur store. He picks her up from school on Mondays, takes her to his store, has her strip down to her undergarments, and lets her try on all of the furs in his store after which, he gives her a box of chocolates and takes her home. Susie doesn’t think anything is unusual about this weekly routine. She is so overjoyed to have someone tell her...