Book description
"Sillitoe’s gift is to make it clear that ordinary people are what life is all about… He demonstrates the timeless quirks and foibles of human nature… exhibits the sama talents as those shown by the masters of the short story" NEW STATESMAN
"Alan Sillitoe’s short stories have always seemed to me the best part of his work and worthy to rank with the finest things done in that difficult form… These are excellent" GUARDIAN
"Vitality and passion… these stories retain the authenticity which made Saturday Night and Sunday Morning such an exciting Novel" SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
CONTENTS:
The Second Chance
No Name in the Street
The Meeting
A Scream of Toys
Confrontation
Ear to the Ground
The Devil’s Almanack
The Fiddle
The Gate of a Great Mansion
A Time to Keep
The Sniper
