A collection of fifteen stories on relationships: the nuances of class; exile; sexual exploitation; the civilizing influence of women, and the accommodations made necessary by old age. Sinister impulses lurk behind Greg's acclaimed portraits of his wife. Mair loves her husband but sleeps with a television producer. A divorced couple find themselves staring at reunion. A talented tramp in a dirty pajama jacket shares lentil soup with an architect in full view of the neighborhood. Noi is an escapee Thai bride who learns just how different Britain really is. "Lawrence writes in strong, direct sentences, ... With an impressive ability to delineate character with economy and apt detail and to energetically draw in the reader."--Publishers Weekly.
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