A new collection of short stories exploring the passions of men and women facing unexpected circumstances and the complications of modern life and love.
A new collection of stories by critically lauded Bausch, a celebrated master of the form, is cause for celebration. His latest volume delivers the piercing character studies and musical prose that readers have come to expect ... The characters’ emotions are palpable and visceral. Throughout this strong collection, Bausch sensitively portrays the human condition in all its richly diverse manifestations.
Classic craftsmanship meets contemporary shell-shock ... A strong collection by a veteran master of the short story ... Though Bausch has become a prolific novelist, his story collections are more than publishing stopgaps between longer works. Particularly this one, filled with fiction that is richly imagined, deeply felt, and filled with the sort of context that distinguishes it from minimalism ... Every one of these stories serves to render lives fully experienced.
A wondrous collection of stories about the tempestuous lives of ordinary people ... In each entry, Bausch exhibits a mastery of cringe-inducing and sometimes heartbreaking miscommunication, as his characters talk to each other at cross-purposes. These insightful stories pack a punch.
