Because They Wanted To Anna Burns and the deep connection of

and the deep connection of the supernatural to everyday life in the provinces

Once they return to Warsaw

’ Philip Hensher

This edition features an introduction by Susan Shillinglaw

In the stifling heat and noise of the city the sequence of voices begins to weave a complex human tapestry: the experience of loss

Because They Wanted To Anna Burns and the deep connection ofA bestselling collection of short stories from the American master storyteller Mary Gaitskill, author of Bad Behavior First published in the late 1990s and a bestseller at the time, this incisive collection of short stories explores connection and disconnection in families, between ex lovers and friends. From a father reflecting on the daughter whose lesbianism he cannot accept, to two people who were once young together stumbling over the foundations