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Desai writes exquisitely, with wit and delicacy, charm and compassion about ordinary lives in a disconcerting world.

Old relationships stir up buried resentments, a beloved dog causes havoc, a businessman away from home sees his own death, and freedom springs in surprising ways. In this brilliant new collection of stories, Anita Desai takes us to where hopes and dreams clash with disappointment and the human spirit shines strongly from India to Canada and New England, from Cornwall to Mexico.