num_pages: 156
description: A bereaved mother borrows her next door neighbors baby. An outsider builds a gingerbread house at the edge of an English village. A woman is seduced into buying special-offer babies at the supermarket. A father is reminded of his son as he watches the rescue of a group of Chilean miners. A little boy attempts to engineer a happily ever after following the death of his sister. With psychological insight and a lightness of touch frequently found in fairy tales Bray delves under the surface of ordinary lives to explore loss disappointment frustrated expectations and regret. Described as not just excellent but significant by poet and critic Robert Sheppard these dark and lyrical stories illuminate extraordinary and everyday occurrences with humanity and humour.
language: English
title: Sweet Home
publisher: Salt