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Paperback edition of Barnes's latest collection of short stories, with several tales themed around the 5 senses, and an ongoing saga set at a middle class dinner party. From the author of "Cross Channel, The Lemon Table" and "Arthur & George". 'He suits the short story very well.' Sarah A. Smith, "Literary Review"
Synopsis
A collection of stories, in which a divorcee falls in love with a mysterious European waitress; a widower relives a favourite holiday; two writers rehearse familiar arguments; and, a couple bond, fall out and bond again over flowers and vegetable patches.