205 p.In a similar vein to Directions for an Open Body , Kenneth J. Harvey?s first book of short stories, this new collection explores an intriguing range of honest and intense human longings. Eloquent, heartbreaking and disturbing, this collection brings wounded beauty, bittersweet humour and commonplace tragedy to light. These twenty stories delve into the strange intimacies that characterize love, hate, and desperation, attentively, hungrily, and with eyes open wide.