Description
Book SynopsisA mesmerizing collection of stories from one of our most distinctive voices
Trade ReviewEvers's writing is sequined with sparkling descriptions * Independent *
Proof that the story form remains in rude health. Quietly brilliant and moving -- Ian Rankin
Evers's everymen break my heart -- Eimear McBride
Excellent . . . Evers is extraordinarily good a depicting everyday pressures, deceptions and intimacies . . . Rich, provocative and often intensely sad * Metro *
Stuart Evers writes with great subtlety about all the ways we estrange ourselves from the people we love and about the rare moments of grace in which we somehow stumble home again -- Jenny Offill
There are some wonderful things in here * Spectator *
Clearly a master of the short story . . . Intriguing everyday stories that are skilfully observed and perfectly described. * The Press and Journal *
Witty and accomplished, turning a phrase on a sixpence . . . Evers's sparse prose resounds meaningfully, sending out ripples across the pond of family life, recognising both the difficulty and joy of 'relating'. * Daily Mail *
[Evers's] artistry has gone into timing reversals and revelations for maximum emotional impact . . . [A] tender, unshowy collection. * Observer *
