At first, I thought this was interconnected or related to ‘The Spinning Heart‘ and ‘The Thing About December‘ which confused me until I double-checked: This is a standalone collection of shorts set (mostly) in Tipperary, Ireland. Each story holds a tragic note paradoxically couched in beautiful almost lyrical prose. Two stories had me gasp, but all are memorable. Wayne Farrell did an admirable job of narrating all POVs regardless of age or gender