I had read Simon's first collection of short stories and was thrilled to find out that he had another. At first, I was cautious that this collection would not live up to his last. But I was pleased to find that he had not lost his touch. There are some books that you have to put down because you don't want to rush them. You don't want them to end. This was more than just that. I found myself putting this down because I was left breathless, because the stories themselves were beautiful pieces of art, because the characters seemed to have souls of their very own.