Often hilarious, often tragic, often poignant, always acutely observed and with an astonishing sense of character and skill at dialogue these stories show the skill of a superb writer. From the poignant snatched encounter of 'The Odour of Corruption' through the humour of 'Sisters' to the deeply moving symbolism of the 'The Lost Sheep' when the native returning from a long exile remembers his rescue of a sheep in childhood and comes to realise how that symbolises his life, the author's skill at evoking both people and place transcend the landscape in which the stories are set and turn them into universal human truths.
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