A son returns after an absence of two years to find his mother and family friend Wiff trying to sustain his father, Jacob. A heart attack has forced Jacob out of work, and he can't reconcile himself to his frightening situation. The characters all discover something about themselves under this pressure of imminent death.
- ISBN10 1283285975
- ISBN13 9781283285971
- Publish Date 1 January 2011 (first published 18 April 1991)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 November 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint House of Anansi Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 118
- Language English