Children who anesthetize - and dress up - small wild animals in an illfated attempt to cheer their grieving mother; brothers brought together by a strange need to steal airport baggage: these are some of the characters that tell the stories in this book, written in a poetic and visceral style, resonating with the curious mystery of modern life.
Novelist, music journalist, and playwright Meno writes squarely in the American tradition of wringing large effects from small change, revealing the subtlety in the broad stroke and conveying complexity with seeming simplicity.
