The collection is finely wrought and deeply involving, honoring the memory of Gordon Burn. The reviewer appreciates the author's ability to find humor in the absurd.
This collection of short stories is praised for its finely wrought narratives and deep involvement with the characters. The reviewer notes that the author writes with compassion and a sense of the absurd, finding humor in the everyday. The stories are described as involving and well-crafted, with a deep respect for the memory of Gordon Burn. The reviewer finds the collection to be a tribute to the power of storytelling and the human experience.
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This is an involving and finely wrought collection and one that absolutely honours the memory of Gordon Burn.
Erskine writes about her characters without sentiment but with compassion and, perhaps most importantly, with a sense of the absurd that finds humour in the everyday.
The stories are so well-crafted that they linger in the mind long after reading.