In this powerful and virtuosic collection of interlocking stories, each one a marvel of concision and compassion (Washington Post), a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist and master of his form (~i~>New York Times) takes the short story to new heights.
Through forty-four compressed gems, Peter Orner, a writer who doesn''t simply bring his characters to life, he gives them souls (NYT Book Review), chronicles people whose lives are at inflection points, gripping us with a series of defining moments.
Whether it''s a first date that turns into a late-night road trip to a séance in an abandoned airplane hangar, or a family''s memories of the painful mystery surrounding a neglected uncle''s demise, Orner reveals how our fleeting decisions between kindness and abandonment chase us across time. These stories are anchored by a poignant novella that delivers not only the joys and travails
