false 2968989 1 These are stories about power: children without it and adults vying to get or keep it - the boy caught between divorced parents, the arts worker conman, the avenging wife. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, and always surprising: for it's a slippery thing, power, and nothing is ever quite what it seems ... 2998526 1 10 2007 Balancing on the Edge of the World (Salt Modern Fiction) total:9|5:5|4:4|3:0|2:0|1:0| 9 41 16 7 5 1 false false Tue Mar 03 14:49:58 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 14:52:32 -0800 2009 here]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:52:06 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 08:53:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 02:51:35 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 02:53:13 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 04 11:13:27 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 07 04:22:11 -0700 2009
These are stories of adultery, childhood, family told with warmth and ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat May 30 07:25:02 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 07:25:49 -0700 2009
Not so much a collection of short stories. More a collection of jewels that have been dusted off and collected together so that they shine brightly. ]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 06 10:29:42 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 15:00:38 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 22 02:54:23 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 02:23:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 09 21:58:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 21:58:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 21 06:26:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 06:26:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 08 08:05:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 08:05:26 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jun 06 12:39:43 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 12:39:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 30 17:30:38 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 17:30:38 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sun Dec 28 13:45:38 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:45:38 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Dec 17 05:09:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 05:09:39 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jun 28 11:07:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 11:07:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jun 08 12:34:42 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 08 12:34:42 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2968989