Product Description

The 16 stories in this collection range from surreal to poignant, from chilling to comic. Their characters are men and women challenged by their own uncontrollable, illogical natures: spouses with unacceptable sexual compulsions, farmers with mid-life crises and gasmen with erratic timetables.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #730507 in Books
• Published on: 2000-12-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Customer Reviews

Resonates with bitter sweet charm
I went for this book on a newspaper recommendation. The collections of stories are wonderful. I was laughing, intrigued and thrilled. If you like Raymond carver this will not disappoint you. Like Carver when the stories end it leaves you gasping and continues to resonate enticing you to read the next story. Yet i wantd to just absorbe the characters and eventsfor a moment. Not many writers can handle the short stories format but Dobyns has succedded very well in my opinion.