Harry & Other Stories

When one mind-blowing short story just isn't enough, try these eleven. In the vein of O. Henry where the ending is never obvious, Roth makes you wonder "How could they?" or "How could they not?"

In the title piece, we view the struggles of a middle-aged man who has lost his job in the mills of Pittsburgh during the collapse of the steel industry; I See You is the telling of a couple's extraordinary anniversary tradition; we watch with white knuckles the hopelessness of a drunken witness to a dreadful accident; we are absorbed in the tragedy of failed attempt of the widowed father and his motherless son's to find a peaceful relationship; We can smile at the loving relationship between a grandfather and his grandson only to encounter an unexpected funeral.

This is reading at its best making you stop and think for a moment. And then think some more.

Buy it now. You'll be glad you did.