false 2035659 1 These stories trace the fragile and enduring connections between those related by blood, and those not. A gay couple care for a cantankerous neighbour, a daughter hangs on to the threads of her father's mind, an anthropologist finds it difficult to leave behind the refugees she has studied. They take an unflinching look at the moments in lives when the axis swivels to reveal insights and actions which surprise and disturb. With crackling wit and a deadpan lyricism the fate of a nonagenarian former channel swimmer is sealed alongside a virginal teenager and a baroque beautician. 2040443 1 3 2007 Family Connections (Salt Modern Fiction) total:3|5:2|4:1| 3 14 7 2 4 0 false false Sun Oct 14 03:24:19 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 03:27:05 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 04 06:02:23 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 06:03:31 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 14 05:54:34 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 05:54:34 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 30 17:27:15 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 17:27:15 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 15 19:27:54 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 19:28:11 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Mon Oct 15 09:50:30 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 19 20:34:55 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 15 07:50:52 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 07:51:08 -0700 2007