Publisher's Synopsis
In settings as varied as industrial England, the Syrian desert, urban Morocco, rural "expat" Spain, Canada's West coast, and the China-Vietnam border, Royston Tester explores the very human struggles of people caught between cultures, social classes, lovers, family members, and sexualities.
In "Dotty," a young Canadian woman on a work-stay program in a Cornish village tries to make sense of her affair with an Italian factory owner. In "Who Knows Where," two Canadian daughters grapple with their drug-addled mother whose lovemaking is haunted by the ghost of a stillborn baby.
In "Face," a lovesick Chinese Canadian student lays down the law to his ambitious father over a dinner of monkey brains. In unforgettable, stripped-down prose, the stories in this book observe, with an unflinching eye, those who dare to take steps further.
