A hard time to be a father a collection of short stories

'Sparkling, sharply observing, insights delivered with a light touch that puts us in a good mood, however dark the comedy' Spectator Here are nineteen glittery new tales about the way we live now, as lovers, partners, children, parents. Or alone. Stories of passion, desire, and necessary restraint;of the near future, the recent past;of old habits, new technology;of won't-be mothers and would-be fathers;of houses, ancient and modern. Stories, in fact, to enlighten us to the true and timeless nature of the human condition in this the new age of self-knowledge. Love, sex, jealousy and hate form the core of this collection. The near-future, the not-so-distant past, new technology, old habits and other millennial minutiae ebb and flow throughout tales both global and personal New York was hot and soggy and you couldn't smoke, so they checked out of their hotel where the air-conditioning groaned and shuddered, and took the train to Boston.