A Bird Flight: After the death of her father the narrator travels to an academic symposium in Chicago; her host seems fixated on her bereavement as he tries to reach understanding of his own recent loss through her experience.;Earrings: The narrator's choice of earrings becomes symbolic of her desire to establish her own identity separate from the clashing ways of her mother, born in Israel, and her grandmother who emigrated from Europe.;The Grammar Teacher: A teacher who is certain of the right and proper way to behave and teach, and who achieves the highest standards from her classes, finds everything she believes in challenged by a new, modern teacher.;Watch Dog: The consequences of an irrational fear of dogs for a young man seeking to make his way in the world.;Aura: A man lies in a hospital bed and experiences an internal world disconnected from his old life.
- ISBN10 1909374806
- ISBN13 9781909374805
- Publish Date 15 February 2015 (first published 27 January 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Holland House
- Format eBook
- Pages 206
- Language English