Dimensions
129 x 198 x 13mm
Written with wryness and intellectual depth, this is a collection of eleven wonderful stories about growing up and growing wise.
In 'S Angel', a group of wedding guests is hijacked by a fast–talking real estate agent, but not before the bride herself disappears.
'Smoke' takes us to a baseball catcher's funeral, where one of the mourners – a has–been pitcher – confronts the ruins of his career.
In the hilarious title story, a graduate student plagiarizes a dissertation on the movement of clouds, only to find himself and his faculty advisor in a parlour game where each player must confess the worst thing he or she has ever done.
The second part of the book ,'The Lost World', is a series of stories about a young boy, Nathan Shapiro, who must face the wrenching emotions caused by his parents' bitter divorce.
