| This
collection of short stories explores the trials of life
from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the
stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and
the loneliness and fears of older people. There is a wide
variety of styles of writing, from black humour and
satire to compassionate and realistic observation of the
follies and foibles of humankind. The texts have not been
abridged or simplified in any way, but the book contains
notes on words and phrases which would be unlikely to
appear in dictionaries because they are cultural
references or archaic or dialect words. |