A bereaved mother borrows her next door neighbor's baby. An outsider builds a gingerbread house at the edge of an English village. A woman is seduced into buying special-offer babies at the supermarket. A father is reminded of his son as he watches the rescue of a group of Chilean miners. A little boy attempts to engineer a happily ever after following the death of his sister.
With psychological insight and a lightness of touch frequently found in fairy tales, Bray delves under the surface of ordinary lives to explore loss, disappointment, frustrated expectations and regret. Described as `not just excellent, but significant,' by poet and critic Robert Sheppard, these dark and lyrical stories illuminate extraordinary and everyday occurrences with humanity and humour.
- ISBN10 1322396116
- ISBN13 9781322396118
- Publish Date 1 January 2012
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Salt Publishing
- Format eBook
- Language English