Two novellas explore desire, loss and the conviction that this time life can be outsmarted.

The shorter form brings the characters' expectations into close contact with what actually happens. The pairing invites comparison: what do people try to rescue, and what are they unable to let go? Choose this when you want a compact fictional encounter with human hopes rather than a long family chronicle.

WHO IS IT FOR?

For readers drawn to character, language and the tensions within ordinary lives.