Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
There was always the -- is this it? -- issue. It made him think of his father again. His father had been a New Yorker and had New Yorker ways. 'So, Henry. Is that it for you?' His father had always felt there should be more, more for Henry and his brothers. More than they had. To accept, to not overreach, was to accept defeat.
Also including Ved Mehta on the end of his affairs, David Feuer on escaping procreation, and James Hamilton-Paterson on getting lost -- at the bottom of the ocean.
Synopsis
Why do we always want more? Why do we never give up? When do we stop? A fine story by Richard Ford in the perils of adultery; a remarkable piece of autobiography by Ved Mehta on his painful search for a woman's love. Plus: Nik Cohn, A. L. Kennedy, Aleksandar Hemon, Robyn Davidson, Joseph O'Neill, and introducing a brilliant Polish writer, Olga Tokarczuk.