Review: Good Choice for Fans of Literary Fiction and Short Stories.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 27, 2012
This is a quite nice read if you are a fan of literary fictional, strong characterization, and short stories. Everything here is channeled through the world of an introvert whose wife has left him, and  who has alienated his adult children. The plot is about a date, the promise of a new relationship, which hinges upon whether or not the main character can step outside his isolation, and allow another person in.Early on we are led to believe he doesn't remember his wife's parting words, only to discover that he does -- the question is if he can change. Bonus in that many readers will relate to him, and his comfort in a solitary life of the mind, while still being unable to fault his ex-wife for her decision to move on.