This collection of stories explores relationships at their most fascinating 鈥� generational conflicts, agonizing love affairs, domestic dramas 鈥� with unflinching precision, acuity, and clarity. From a middle-aged janitor stuck in a factory job to a wife unbridled by her film director husband鈥檚 sudden death, the stories in this collection are as wide-ranging as they are razor-sharp. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e small, incredibly well-observed stories [that are] not sentimental,鈥� says Nelson 鈥淚t鈥檚 an odd and really fascinating collection.鈥�
